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US 12,344,520 B2Granted
Quick release beverage dispenser with keyed coupler
OwnerNicholas Mason Andrisevic, Peter Nicholas Beneckeinventors
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a beverage dispenser. The beverage dispenser can include a tap handle. In some embodiments, the beverage dispenser can include a faucet that includes a faucet lever. In some embodiments, the beverage dispenser can include the tap handle is configured to be coupled to the faucet lever via a quick release keyed coupler. In some embodiments, the quick release keyed coupler is configured to prevent rotation of the tap handle with respect to the faucet.
Claims16
A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a tap handle;
- a faucet that includes a faucet lever, wherein:
- the tap handle is configured to be coupled to the faucet lever via a quick release keyed coupler;
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- the quick release keyed coupler is configured to prevent rotation of the tap handle with respect to the faucet, wherein the quick release keyed coupler includes a collar configured to be moved along a longitudinal axis to selectively engage a retaining feature, wherein the collar includes a collar base disposed at a distal end of the collar, a retaining spring and a retaining spring head coupled to a proximal end of the retaining spring, the retaining spring attached to and extending proximally from the collar base, wherein the retaining spring and the retaining spring head are configured to be moved along the longitudinal axis in conjunction with the collar and the collar base, the retaining spring head further configured to contact a retaining ball thereby retaining the tap handle with respect to the faucet lever, the retaining feature including the retaining ball.
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A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a tap handle;
- a faucet that includes a faucet lever;
- a quick release coupler disposed between the tap handle and the faucet lever, the quick release coupler including a coupler proximal end and a coupler distal end, with a central longitudinal axis defined between the coupler proximal end and the coupler distal end, wherein:
- the quick release coupler includes a male portion and a female portion, each extending along the same central longitudinal axis,
- the male portion is connected to a distal end of the tap handle, and
- the female portion is connected to a proximal end of the faucet lever, wherein the male portion and the female portion each include correspondingly keyed features;
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- the female portion includes a collar configured to be moved along the longitudinal axis to selectively engage a retaining feature, wherein the collar includes a collar base disposed at a distal end of the collar, a retaining spring and a retaining spring head coupled to a proximal end of the retaining spring, the retaining spring attached to and extending proximally from the collar base, wherein the retaining spring and the retaining spring head are configured to be moved along the longitudinal axis in conjunction with the collar and the collar base, the retaining spring head extending from the retaining spring, toward the central longitudinal axis, the retaining spring head further configured to contact a retaining ball thereby retaining the tap handle with respect to the faucet lever, the retaining feature including the retaining ball.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.