IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

摘要

A beverage container comprising a receptacle which is adapted to receive a liquid beverage, such as a carbonated beverage, e.g. beer, said receptacle having a wide open mouth; a removable cap which fits said receptacle in a fitted position for closing said wide open mouth, said removable cap defining a second relatively narrow opening; means for tightly securing said cap to said receptacle in the fitted position; scaling means for forming a seal between the cap and the receptacle when they are secured together with the cap in the fitted position; manually operable means for releasing said securing means to enable said cap to be removed from said wide open mouth; and a closure adapted to seal said second opening; wherein said second opening is configured to enable the receptacle to be charged with a liquid beverage therethrough when the cap is fitted to the receptacle in the fitted position, , and said receptacle is configured to enable said liquid beverage received therein to be drunk therefrom via said wide open mouth after removal of the cap. Preferably said sealing means are adapted to form a gas-tight seal between the cap and the eceptacle, and said closure is adapted to form a gas-tight seal with said cap. Also disclosed is a method of charging such a container with liquid, wherein said method comprises charging said receptacle with said liquid via said second opening, and thereafter closing said second opening with said closure.