Valve assembly for a beverage keg

A dispensing valve assembly for being coupled with a barnes neck of a beverage keg, comprising:

• a housing extending about and along a center axis between a top end and a bottom end, and defining a chamber;
• a coupler at the bottom end of the housing having a C-shaped cross-section at least partially around the bottom end of the housing for receiving the barnes neck of the beverage keg;
• a probe in the chamber of the housing and moveable along the center axis relative to the housing;
• an umbrella seal positioned about a bottom portion of the probe for creating a seal about the keg valve during use of the dispensing valve assembly and for preventing overspray during disengagement of the coupler from the keg;
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• a handle extending into the chamber of the housing and pivotable relative to the housing about a pivot axis and having at least one engagement foot positioned above the umbrella seal for moving the probe and umbrella seal axially up and down between an engaged position and a disengaged position in response to pivoting of the handle, wherein the probe opens the keg valve when in the engaged position to permit the beverage in the keg to flow through the keg valve and to permit gas to flow into the keg, and wherein the probe is axially spaced from the keg valve when in the disengaged position to prevent the beverage in the keg to flow through the keg valve, and to prevent the gas from flowing into the keg.