Syrup dispenser and valve assembly

A dispenser valve assembly for mounting within the neck of a bottle to control dispensing of a liquid contained within the bottle, said dispenser valve assembly comprising:

• a base member having a base plate mounted within the bottle neck and defining at least one liquid outflow port, said base member further including a vent tube projecting from said base plate a short distance into the bottle interior and defining a vent port, said base plate and vent tube cooperatively defining a vent passage for admitting air into the bottle interior;
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• a valve member mounted on said base member for linear reciprocal movement between first and second positions, said valve member including means for closing said liquid outflow port and said vent port when said valve member is in said first position to prevent fluid flow therethrough, and for opening said liquid outflow port and said vent port when said valve member is in said second position to permit fluid flow therethrough;
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• actuator means for displacing said valve member between said first and second positions;
• said valve member including a valve plate disposed at an outboard side of said base plate, said valve plate having an external slot formed therein, said actuator means being engageable within said slot with said valve plate.