Can tap
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsMary E. Koban, Stephen James Ferraioli, Lewis Robert Jewell, Anthony F. Stasio, Roderic Nathan Uphaus
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Abstract
Disclosed are can taps for dispensing fluids from containers. The can tap has a housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a pin. The pin has a flow portion in fluidic communication with the inlet and the outlet of the housing. The pin may have a blunt depressor capable of operating a valve on the container. The flow portion of the pin allows fluid to flow between the housing and the pin. The can tap may have a gasket comprising a material having a hardness that prevents deformation of the container.
Claims29
A can tap comprising:
- a housing having a body, a lower end having an inlet, an upper end having an outlet, a throat between the lower end and the upper end;
- a pin located within the housing having an upper end secured to the housing body, a lower end having a blunt depressor suitable for contact with a can having a top in which is positioned a valve, wherein the blunt depressor is capable of operating the valve of the can, and a flow portion between the upper end and the lower end of the pin located within the housing throat wherein the flow portion allows fluid to flow between the housing and the pin;
- a gasket positioned adjacent to the housing at or near the housing inlet and further positioned so as to be capable of contacting a can when the tap is affixed to a can;
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- a tap outlet in fluid communication with housing outlet at the upper end of the housing.
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A can tap comprising:
- a housing having a body, a lower end having an inlet, an upper end having an outlet, a throat between the lower end and the upper end;
- a pin located within the housing having an upper end secured to the housing body, a lower end having a blunt depressor suitable for contact with a can having a top in which is positioned a valve, wherein the blunt depressor is capable of operating the valve of the can, and a flow portion between the upper end and the lower end of the pin located within the housing throat wherein the flow portion allows fluid to flow between the housing and the pin and wherein the flow portion is in fluid communication with the housing inlet and the housing outlet;
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- a tap outlet in fluid communication with housing outlet at the upper end of the housing;
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- a gasket positioned adjacent to the housing at or near the housing inlet,
- wherein the gasket comprises a material having a hardness ranging from about 70 durometers to about 100 durometers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.