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US 10,889,427 B2Granted
Can tap
AssigneeThe Chemours Company Fc, LLC
InventorsMary E. Koban, Stephen James Ferraioli, Lewis Robert Jewell, Anthony F. Stasio, Roderic Nathan Uphaus
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Abstract
Disclosed are can taps for dispensing fluids from containers. The can tap has a housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a pin. The pin has a flow portion in fluidic communication with the inlet and the outlet of the housing. The pin may have a blunt depressor capable of operating a valve on the container. The flow portion of the pin allows fluid to flow between the housing and the pin. The can tap may have a gasket comprising a material having a hardness that prevents deformation of the container.
Claims16
A container comprising:
- a refrigerant, self-sealing valve and having a can tap attached to the container wherein the can tap comprises housing having a body, a lower end having an inlet, an upper end having an outlet, a throat between the lower end and the upper end;
- a pin located within the housing having an upper end secured to the housing body, a lower end having a depressor suitable for contact with a can having a top in which is positioned a self-sealing valve, wherein the depressor is capable of operating the self-sealing valve of the can, and a flow portion between the upper end and the lower end of the pin located within the housing throat wherein the flow portion allows fluid to flow between the housing and the pin;
- and a tap outlet in fluid communication with the housing outlet at the upper end of the housing and further comprising a compressible gasket positioned adjacent the housing at or adjacent to the housing inlet and wherein the gasket has a hardness ranging from 70 durometers to 100 durometers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.