Liquid dispensing tap, particularly for dispensing liquids with higher densities from rigid vessels
AssigneeVitop Moulding S.R.L.
InventorDiego Nini
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Abstract
A tap (1) is disclosed for delivering liquids, particularly for delivering high- and medium-density liquids from rigid vessels, comprising: a body (3); stem means (9); and elastic actuating means (11) of the stem means (9); air inlet/outlet means (13, 25, 28) in the body (3) and inside the vessel; valve means (7) for passing air; non-return valve means (26) placed between the air inlet and outlet means (13, 25, 28) and the vessel interior and adapted to be guided and driven by the pressure difference between outside the tap (1) and inside the vessel; anti-counterfeiting and protecting means (A); supporting means (E); and an integrated glass (D).
Claims49
Tap (1) for delivering liquid, particularly for delivering liquids with higher density from rigid vessels, comprising:
- a body (3) equipped with a connection part (40) to a vessel of liquid to be delivered and with a liquid delivering passage (5, 22);
- stem means (9) adapted to open and close the liquid delivering part (5);
- elastic actuating means (11) adapted to actuate said stem means (9) in their delivery opening and closing positions;
- air inlet and outlet means (13, 25, 28) in the body (3) and inside the vessel;
- valve means (7) adapted to open and close the air passage in said air inlet and outlet means (13, 25, 28);
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- non-return valve means (26) placed in said body (3) between said air inlet and outlet means (13, 25, 28) and a vessel interior, said non-return valve means (26) being adapted to be guided and driven by a pressure difference between outside the tap (1) and inside the vessel;
- characterised in that it further comprises a first engaging element (B) with anti-counterfeiting and protecting function, a second engaging element (C) with anti-counterfeiting and protecting function, adapted to operate with a plane (41) obtained on the tap body (1) to determine the correct positioning of the tap (1) on the vessel, a first small flexible lip (40) adapted to block the tap (1), and a third engaging element (A) with anti-counterfeiting and protecting function, shaped as a second small flexible lip at 180° from the first small lip (40), adapted to engage the external side of the first engaging element (B), generating a combination of forces which performs the anti-counterfeiting and protecting function.
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