Quick release spray head assembly, adapter, and method of use
AssigneeBunn-O-Matic Corporation
InventorsCharles H. Clark, Jason M. Banning, Jane Boehler
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Abstract
A spray head assembly for use with a beverage brewer includes a spray head and an adapter. The spray head includes a back plate having a turn mechanism. The adapter includes a body having an outer portion and a threaded inner portion. The body has an opening through the threaded inner portion that is attachable to a valve of the beverage maker. The outer portion of the body includes ears attachable to the backer plate of the spray head through the turn mechanism.
Claims12
A spray head assembly for use with a beverage making apparatus comprising:
- a spray head comprising a backer plate including a turn mechanism having a sloped ridge;
- an adapter having a body having an outer portion and a threaded inner portion, the body having an opening through the threaded inner portion attachable to a valve of the beverage making apparatus, and the outer portion of the body including a plurality of ears attachable to the backer plate of the spray head via the turn mechanism.
An adapter for connecting a spray head to a valve, the adapter comprising:
- a body having an outer portion and a threaded inner portion, the body further having an opening through the threaded inner portion attachable to the valve, and the outer portion of the body including a plurality of ears attachable to the spray head, the plurality of ears being attachable to the spray head via a turn mechanism of a backer plate of the spray head, the turn mechanism having a sloped ridge.
An adapter for connecting a spray head to a valve, the adapter comprising:
- a body having an outer portion and a threaded inner portion, the body further having an opening through the threaded inner portion attachable to the valve, and the outer portion of the body including a plurality of ears attachable to a turn mechanism of a backer plate of the spray head, the turn mechanism having a sloped ridge;
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- an adhesive substance adapted to adhere the adapter to the valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.