Syrup dispenser and valve assembly
US5211314A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D3/044
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved syrup dispenser and valve assembly are provided for dispensing a liquid, such as a flavor syrup in a soft drink dispenser station or the like. The valve assembly comprises a compact base member adapted to mount directly into the neck of a flavor syrup bottle, in combination with a movable valve member mounted thereon and cooperating therewith to define a syrup dispense port and an air vent port. The bottle is designed for inverted installation into the dispenser station with the bottle neck seated within a station support socket, and with the valve member operatively engaged by a station actuator. The station actuator displaces the valve member between a first position closing the syrup dispense and air vent ports, and a second position opening both of said ports to permit gravity syrup outflow with the dispensed syrup volume being replaced by air inflow into the bottle.
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