Self-sealing dispensing tap for flexible packages

A self-sealing dispensing tap, comprising:

• an elongate tube having a generally rigid exterior wall, said elongate tube comprising:
• a penetrating end;
• and
• a section of said exterior wall having reduced outside diameter defining an indentation along the body of said tube, said section of reduced diameter being adjacent said penetrating end;
• a generally flexible seal member having a centrally located opening with an inner diameter approximately equal to said reduced outside diameter of said indentation;
• a compression plate, comprising:
• a disc having a centrally located opening sized and configured to enable application of said disc over said elongate tube;
• and
• a lock positioned an axial distance away from said indentation on the side of said indentation opposite said penetrating end.

A self-sealing dispensing tap for attaching to a flexible package, said dispensing tap comprising:

• an elongate tube having a generally rigid exterior wall, said elongate tube comprising:
• a penetrating end;
• and
• a hinge stop encircling said exterior wall adjacent said penetrating end;
• a hinge plate attached to said tube adjacent said hinge stop, said hinge plate comprising:
• a ring plate having an inner diameter sized to enable application of said hinge
• plate over said elongate tube;
• and
• a plurality of fingers affixed to the outer circumference of said ring plate;
• a compression plate, comprising:
• a disc having a centrally located opening sized and configured to enable application of said disc over said elongate tube;
• and
• a lock positioned an axial distance away from said hinge stop on the side of said hinge stop opposite said penetrating end, said that when said hinge plate is flush against an interior wall of said flexible package said lock holds said compression plate against an exterior wall of said flexible package.

A self-sealing dispensing tap for attaching to a flexible package, said dispensing tap comprising:

• an elongate tube having a generally rigid exterior wall, said elongate tube comprising:
• a penetrating end;
• and
• a section of said exterior wall having reduced outside diameter defining an indentation along the body of said tube, said section of reduced diameter being adjacent said penetrating end;
• a generally flexible seal member having a centrally located opening with an inner diameter approximately equal to said reduced outside diameter of said indentation;
• a compression plate, comprising:
• a disc having a centrally located opening sized and configured to enable application of said disc over said elongate tube;
• and
• a lock positioned an axial distance away from said indentation on the side of said indentation opposite said penetrating end, said that when said seal member is flush against an interior wall of said flexible package said lock holds said compression plate against an exterior wall of said flexible package.