The tapping device includes a keg adapter releasably connected from without the keg in the opening of the keg and having separate liquid and gas passages therethrough for the respective transfer of liquid from the inside to the outside of the keg. Valves are disposed in each of the liquid and gas passages. A collar, including a threaded ring underlying the keg flange, overlies a flange on the keg adapter to clamp the latter in the keg opening. A dispensing coupler having a depending probe is releasably secured to the keg adapter with the probe opening the normally closed valve in the liquid passage when the coupler and keg adapter are assembled.
This application is a division of my copending application Ser. No. 587,627 filed Oct. 18, 1966 for "Tapping Device for Beer Kegs and the Like," now U.S. Pat. No. 3,422,448, dated Jan. 14, 1969, which, in turn, is a continuation of my copending application Ser. No. 406,682, filed Oct. 27, 1964 for "Siphon Device for Beer Kegs and the Like," now abandoned; said application Ser. No. 406,682 is a continuation in part of my copending application Ser. No. 150,982 filed Nov. 8, 1961, entitled "Siphon Device for Beer Kegs and The Like," and also of my likewise entitled copending application Ser. No. 395,084, filed Sept. 8, 1964 as a continuation of my aforesaid application Ser. No. 150,982. Said application Ser. No. 150,982 was abandoned (after Notice of Allowance) in favor of said copending application Ser. No. 395,084, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 3,231,154 on Jan. 25, 1966. Said application Ser. No. 150,982 filed Nov. 8, 1961 was itself a continuation in part of my then copending application Ser. No. 25,592 entitled "Beer Siphon Assembly," filed Apr. 29, 1960, which was abandoned in favor of my application Ser. No. 159,818 entitled "Beer Siphon Assembly" filed Dec. 8, 1961 as a continuation of and copending with said application Ser. No. 25,592; said application Ser. No. 159,818 was issued as U.S. Letters Pat. No. 3,156,252 on Nov. 10, 1964.
A liquid decanting device includes a reciprocable liquid decanting tube which is able to decant liquid from the bottle under gaseous pressure and sealing members preventing the application of the gaseous pressure other than at a predetermined location of the tube in its reciprocation.
The tapping device includes a keg adapter semi-permanently secured within a keg opening and having liquid and gas passages. The keg adapter is secured by an externally threaded ring which locks under the keg flange by cooperation with a collar which locks the keg adapter flange to the keg flange. A coupler having segregated liquid and gas passages and an internally threaded collar is attached to the keg adapter when the keg is tapped with the collar being threadedly secured to the ring.
