Probe
AssigneeLiqui-Box Corporation
InventorJames W. Johnson
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Abstract
The disclosure provides methods and probes used to dispense flowable materials from a packaged source, such as a bag in box container. The probes are adapted to engage with one or more dispensing components, for example, spouts, faucets, caps, bags, boxes, or other dispensing components. The disclosure also provides methods of using the probe, including connecting the probe to one or more dispensing components, for example flip caps, and methods of dispensing the packaged flowable material.
Claims13
A probe comprising a hollow body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a nozzle end, a lead-in end that engages a seal or opening, a flange molded to the probe body, and a plurality of flutes on the exterior surface of the probe at the lead-in end and defining an opening at an edge of the lead-in end, wherein the plurality of flutes are individually spaced and arranged along the entirety of the exterior surface of the probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.