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PCT No. PCT/AU96/00020 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 16, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 16, 1997 PCT Filed Jan. 17, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/22494 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 25, 1996An apparatus for chilling beverage containers such as bottles or cans, includes a chamber which containing chilling liquid cooled by a refrigeration unit and a support arrangement for sup-porting containers in the liquid. A flexible membrane in the form of a plastics bag surrounds the containers to prevent the containers coming into direct contact with the liquid but which permits the chilling liquid to cool the contents of the containers. The support extends downward within the flexible membrane supporting the article therein and allowing thermal contact between the article and chilling liquid via the flexible membrane. The support is radially collapsible or flexible to facilitate improved thermal contact between the article and chilling liquid via the flexible membrane.
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