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US 12,420,992 B2Granted
Dispensing system
AssigneeLiqui-Box Corporation
InventorsIan Darby, Paul N. Georgelos, Matthew Ruschmeier
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Abstract
A dispensing system for a liquid container including a cap configured to be mounted to a spout connected to a liquid container. The system includes a flexible valve positioned in the cap to be in contact with the liquid contents of the liquid container and a retaining ring connected to the cap to secure the flexible valve to the cap. The cap includes at least one channel defined by a projection configured to receive the tab of a connecting member and secure the connecting member to the cap by securing the tab in the channel under the projection.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- a dispensing system, comprising:
- a cap configured to be mounted to a spout connected to a container, the cap including a bore and a plurality of channels, wherein each of the plurality of channels is defined by a projection and a retaining projection on a free end of a stem of the projection,
- a first valve positioned in the cap to be in contact with liquid contents of the container, wherein the first valve is made of a first flexible material, and
- a retaining ring connected to the cap beneath the valve to secure the first valve to the cap;
- and
- a connecting member, comprising:
- an inlet member defining an inlet, wherein the inlet member comprises a plurality of tabs configured to connect to the cap, and
- an outlet member defining an outlet, wherein the outlet member is configured to connect to a system supply line, and
- a plurality of tabs, each of which includes a chamfer extending around an upper surface;
- wherein each of the plurality of channels of the cap is configured to receive one of the plurality of tabs of the connecting member;
- and
- wherein the connecting member is securable to the cap by inserting the connecting member into the bore of the cap and then rotating the connecting member with respect to the cap such that each of the plurality of tabs is secured in one of the plurality of channels under the projection of the one of the of the plurality of channels, wherein the chamfer of each of the plurality of tabs aids in allowing the each of the plurality of tabs to rotate past the retaining projection of the one of the plurality of channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.