Valve assembly for dispensers

US11892084B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• David Andrew Dalton · Loveland, US
• Robert Earl Magness · Lebanon, US
• John Boyet Stevens · Mason, US
• Philip Andrew Sawin · Cincinnati, US
• Jennifer Elizabeth Hosmer · Fairfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 6, 2024
• Expiry date: Jul 31, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F17C2205/0388
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve assembly for a dispenser. The valve assembly includes a valve body that extends about a longitudinal axis and defines an outer surface and an inner passageway. A valve stem extends through the inner passageway and includes an outer stem surface, an inner stem surface opposite the outer stem surface, and a first orifice extending from the outer stem surface to the inner stem surface. The valve assembly includes a retaining member joined to the second portion of the valve stem, wherein the retaining member extends outward from the outer stem surface. The retaining member includes a first retaining member surface, a second retaining member surface, and a void.