Insulated faucet for dispensing hot liquids
AssigneeThe Meyer Company
InventorRaymond P. Kawolics
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Abstract
A faucet apparatus is provided for dispensing heated liquid from an urn interior. The faucet includes an insulated foamed plastic body made from foamed polypropylene or the like and has a liquid flow bore defined therein. The foamed plastic body has a plurality of gas-filled insulative bubbles dispersed through the walls thereof and is adapted for connection to an urn with the liquid flow bore in fluid communication with an interior portion of said urn. The faucet includes means connected to the body for controlling the flow of liquid through the bore to a liquid outlet of the faucet.
Claims16
A faucet apparatus for dispensing heated liquid from an urn interior, said faucet comprising:
- an insulated foamed plastic body including at least one liquid flow bore defined therein, said foamed plastic body having a plurality of gas-filled insulative bubbles dispersed through walls thereof and adapted for connection to an urn with said at least one liquid flow bore in fluid communication with an interior portion of said urn;
- means connected to said body for controlling the flow of liquid through said at least one bore to a liquid outlet of said faucet.
An apparatus for dispensing heated liquid, said apparatus comprising:
- an urn adapted for retaining heated liquid therein;
- an insulated plastic faucet projecting outwardly from said urn and including a bore defined therein in fluid communication, with said urn, said faucet comprising a body at least partially defined by an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of separate gas-filled pockets defined between said inner and outer walls, each of said gas-filled pockets providing insulation for heated liquid trapped in said bore.
An insulated faucet for dispensing heated liquid, said insulated faucet comprising:
- a metallic faucet body including a head portion, a shank/portion, and a bore formed through said head and shank portions;
- a valve seat defined in said body and located in said bore;
- valve means for selectively blocking fluid flow through the bore;
- and,
- a foamed plastic insulating outer sleeve including a plurality of gas-filled bubbles therein covering at least substantially all of said shank portion of said metallic faucet body.
An insulated shank for a faucet comprising:
- a metallic shank including a first end adpated for selective attachment to an urn and a second end, said metallic shank including a bore formed therethrough from the first end to the second end for connection in fluid communication with the urn;
- means for selectively attaching a faucet head to said second end of said shank with an outlet bore of said faucet head in fluid communication with said bore formed through said shank;
- a foamed plastic insulating sleeve positioned in external covering relation with said metallic shank;
- and,
- means for selectively securing the insulating sleeve to the shank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.