Anti-tampering liquid dispensing tap by opening an integrated and manually bound anti-counterfeit seal
OwnerDiego NINIinventor
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Abstract
A liquid dispensing tap (1, 1B, 1C) is described, comprising: a containment body (4); an internal valve or elastic dome membrane (5) contained within the body (4); a driving element (3) partially contained within the body (4) and operatively coupled to the internal valve or membrane (5) to enable/disable a supply of liquid from the tap (1, 1B, 1C); and a cap (2, 2B) placed above the body (4) to cover the tap (1, 1B, 1C), the cap (2, 2B) being composed of a main body (2.13) equipped with a movable seal (2.1) with automatic opening fixed to the fixed main body (2.13) due to hinges (2.2) and jumpers/teeth (2.8).
Claims7
Liquid dispensing tap (1, 1B, 1C) comprising:
- a containment body (4);
- an internal valve or elastic dome membrane (5) contained within said body (4);
- a driving element (3) partially contained within said body (4) and operatively coupled to said internal valve or membrane (5) to enable/disable a delivery of liquid from said tap (1, 1B, 1C);
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- a cap (2, 2B) placed above said body (4) to cover said tap (1, 1B, 1C), said cap (2, 2B) being composed of a main body (2.13) equipped with a movable seal (2.1) with automatic opening stably bound to said fixed main body (2.13) due to hinges (2.2) and jumpers/teeth (2.8);
- characterized in that said cap (2, 2B) is provided with an internal system with hooking teeth (2.5), designed to be stably coupled to two hollow geometries (4.1) of said body (4), said two hooking teeth (2.5) being formed on two internal fins (2.10) designed to keep said internal valve or membrane (5) in the correct position inside said body (4) once assembled, due to the cooperation of a plane (5.5) of said internal valve or membrane (5) with the plane (2.11) of the fins (2.10);
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- in that the front outer part of the cap (2, 2B) has a grip tab (2.12), while the front part of the seal (2.1) is bound to the main central part (2.13) of the cap (2, 2B) due to the two side hinges (2.2), designed to bind the seal (2.1) to the main body (2.13), preventing it from dispersing into the environment, or being disposed of incorrectly, said hinges (2.2) allowing the opening of the seal (2.1), and constituting a flexible and anchoring element of the movable part, said teeth/jumpers (2.8) giving evidence of breakage of the seal (2.1) and operating as a guarantee seal when the tap (1, 1B, 1C) is still closed and sealed, before the first opening, said movable part overturning at 270°, once the tap (1, 1B, 1C) is completely open and having inside it two stiffening ribs (2.14), designed to rest on the front cylinder (4.4) of the body (4), avoiding that the movable part of the seal (2.1) is deformed, the movable part of the seal (2.1) having an anchoring tooth (2.9) which hooks firmly to the tooth (2.4), blocking its overturning and giving further evidence of the first opening.
Delivery tap (1, 1B, 1C) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said internal valve or elastic dome membrane (5) comprises an internal coupling area (5.4), said sealing circumference/cavity (5.1) and said vertical sealing wall (5.3), designed to be operatively coupled by sealing the fluids with the internal geometries of said body (4), the special dome geometry and the material used allowing said internal valve or elastic dome membrane (5) to be elastic and provide the self-closing characteristic of the valve (5), once the external mechanical force applied by the user to the external fins (3.1) of said operating element (3) has been eliminated.
Delivery tap (1, 1B, 1C) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said fins (2.10) also have inside them two tracks (2.7), a front pair and a rear pair, which guide the driving element (3) due to their cooperation with the protruding geometries (3.4) of said driving element (3).
Delivery tap (1, 1B, 1C) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said cap (2B) is equipped with a toothed interlocking system (2B.5) between the body (4) and the cap (2B), obtained on the two internal fins (2B.10), said teeth (2B.5) going to fit into the seats/slots/holes (4.1) of said body (4).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.