Anti-spray fluid dispensing nozzle

Anti-spray fluid dispensing nozzle for filling an open top container, comprising:

• a fluid supply conduit establishing a fluid path between a source of pressurized fluid and a container to be filled with the fluid;
• first and second flow control valves in said supply conduit disposed in a spaced apart relationship, said first flow control valve being positioned upstream of said second flow control valve, said first and second flow control valves being capable to assume concurrently an opened condition to establish an uninterrupted flow of fluid from said source to said container, and being capable to assume concurrently a closed condition to terminate said flow of fluid, each of said first and second flow control valves including a movable closure member and a valve seat, the closure members of said first and second flow control valves being coupled to a common actuating rod mounted for movement within said supply conduit to selectively displace each closure member between a valve closed position in which the closure member is in a fluid tight engagement with its associated valve seat and a valve opened position in which the closure member is in a spaced apart relationship with its associated valve seat, the closure member of said first valve being capable of sliding movement on said actuating rod, permitting said closure members to achieve fluid tight engagement with their respective valve seats for interrupting the flow of fluid through said supply conduit at different instants in time, thereby allowing a sequential valve closing action with an order of progression in the direction of fluid flow through said supply conduit;
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• actuator mechanism in a driving relationship with said actuating rod for moving said actuating rod in said supply conduit for selectively opening or closing said first and second flow control valves, when said actuator mechanism displaces said actuating rod to effect closure of said first and second flow control valves, the closure member of said first flow control valve achieves fluid tight engagement with its valve seat while said second flow control valve is still in the opened position, whereby the fluid pressure differential across the closure member of said second flow control valve is reduced when the latter engages its valve seat, thus reducing the possibility of fluid spray through said second flow control valve.