Tap assembly
AssigneeLb Europe Limited
InventorIan Darby
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Abstract
A tap assembly with a hollow tap body which defines a dispensing chamber leading to an outlet arrangement. A valve assembly with a valve element is provided to selectively open an inlet into the dispensing chamber. A push button is provided which operates the valve assembly, and which defines an operating chamber, with the push button movable into the operating chamber. A connecting member is provided extending from the push button through the operating chamber. A seal is provided to prevent liquid passing from the dispensing chamber to the operating chamber.
Claims19
A tap assembly, the tap assembly including:
- a partially hollow body which defines a dispensing chamber within the partially hollow body with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, the liquid inlet being located to receive liquid to be dispensed by the tap assembly, the liquid outlet connecting to an outlet arrangement for the tap assembly;
- a valve assembly to selectively open the liquid inlet of the dispensing chamber, the valve assembly including a valve element selectively movable between a position closing the liquid inlet of the dispensing chamber and a position permitting liquid to pass therethrough;
- a push button for operating the valve assembly, the push button defining an operating chamber against a part of the partially hollow body, such that as the push button is pushed to operate the valve assembly the push button moves into the operating chamber;
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- a connecting member which extends from the push button through the operating chamber, through an opening in the part of the partially hollow body, and into the dispensing chamber to the valve element, with a seal provided in the opening in the part of the partially hollow body and extending from a top edge of the opening into the operating chamber to prevent liquid passing from the dispensing chamber to the operating chamber.
A tap assembly, the tap assembly including:
- a partially hollow body which defines a dispensing chamber within the partially hollow body with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, the liquid inlet being located to receive liquid to be dispensed by the tap assembly, the liquid outlet connecting to an outlet arrangement for the tap assembly;
- a valve assembly to selectively open the liquid inlet of the dispensing chamber, the valve assembly including a valve element selectively movable between a position closing the liquid inlet of the dispensing chamber and a position permitting liquid to pass therethrough;
- a push button for operating the valve assembly, the push button defining an operating chamber against a part of the partially hollow body, such that as the push button is pushed to operate the valve assembly the push button moves into the operating chamber;
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- a connecting member which extends from the push button through the operating chamber, through an opening in the part of the partially hollow body, and into the dispensing chamber to the valve element, the outlet arrangement including a spout having a linear edge and an arcuate edge opposite the linear edge, with a recess in the linear edge, wherein the arcuate edge is positioned closer to the liquid inlet than the linear edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.