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US 2003/0196703 A1Published application
Closure device with self-aligning poppet
AssigneeColder Products Company
InventorsCharles Peter DeCler, Robert K. Johnson
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Abstract
A closure device used in a fluid dispensing assembly. The closure device contains a housing, a poppet member, and a biasing member. The closure device provides a retaining structure for stabilizing and aligning the poppet member and biasing member within the housing.
Claims8
A closure device, comprising:
- a housing including a first end and a second end opposite said first end, an inner sidewall defining a flow passage extending longitudinally through said first and second ends;
- a poppet member disposed within said flow passage, said poppet member being in fluid communication with said housing;
- a biasing member connected to said poppet member, said biasing member biases said poppet member in a closed position, wherein said closure device is actuatable from said closed position to an open position through said biasing member and said poppet member;
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- a retaining mechanism connected to said inner sidewall of said housing, said retaining mechanism stabilizing said poppet member and said biasing member within said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.