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Nozzle tip with slit valve for fluid dispenser

US8899449B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 12, 2007
Grant dateDec 2, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 3, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B11/1032
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An outlet valve assembly for fluid dispenser of a type having a pump which has a pump inlet coupled to a fluid reservoir and a pump outlet includes a pump tip having a first end adapted to be coupled to the pump outlet and a second end defining a conduit extending in a flow direction therebetween. A first annular protrusion extends radially inwardly within the conduit and a resiliently deformable valve member is received within the conduit. The valve member includes a valve head portion having one or more slits defining an orifice and a peripheral valve portion bounding the valve head portion, which is retained on the first annular protrusion. A vent-resisting member is received within the conduit and includes a perforated baffle adjacent to the upstream side of the valve head portion and an axially-extending sidewall which has a distal edge engaging the peripheral valve portion.

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