US Patent No: 8,225,958
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Tap and liquid dispenser for a bag-in-box
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Jul 24, 2012
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Mar 30, 2007
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Abstract
This invention relates to a telescope tap to be used for the tapping of liquid from a bag-in-box where a bag containing the liquid and equipped with a spout is placed inside a box. The telescope tap comprises a base member which engages with the spout and with the box wall, a telescope pipe placed sliding extractable in the base member, a handle to extract the telescope pipe from inside the box, a knob for opening and closing the outlet in the telescope pipe, and a gap around a part of the telescope tap for slidably receiving the box wall when sliding the telescope tap into the box. The invention furthermore concerns a method of filling a bag-in-box with a fluid, where a bag with a spout is filled with a fluid, a telescope tap is placed in the spout thereby closing the bag, a cut is made in the box, and the bag then is slid into the box with the tap fitting the cut in the box.
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| 5,551,600 Bag-in-carton and pouring spout thereof | 9 | 1995 | |
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| 4,475,670 Fluid dispenser | 38 | 1982 | |
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| 5,111,970 Fluid dispenser having a removable sealing diaphragm | 19 | 1991 | |
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| 5,579,953 Liquid container and valve | 4 | 1995 | |
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| 4,493,438 Fluid dispenser | 23 | 1982 | |
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| 6,401,989 Stowable spigot | 4 | 2001 | |
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