Abstract: A child resistant valve assembly includes a valve with a movable valve stem to regulate the flow of hot water from a bottled water cooler system. An actuator cap is mounted to the movable valve stem, and a hood assembly covers the actuator cap. The hood assembly can slide in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of movement of the movable valve stem. A spring, generally connected to the side of the actuator cap, lies between the actuator cap and the inside of the hood assembly. The hood assembly includes downwardly projecting tabs. The spring biases the hood assembly toward a position such that the tabs are located directly above the annular upper surface of the valve. Downward motion of the valve stem is thus prevented. When the hood assembly is first moved laterally to allow the stoppers to pass to a position not directly above the upper surface of the valve, the valve stem can be pushed down allowing hot water to be dispensed.

Abstract: A mobile batch feeder for cubed feed consisting of a supply hopper with conveyor leading to a cumulative dispensing chute. Rotational input to drive the conveyor also functions to trip open the dispensing chute periodically thereby to dispense measured batches of cube feed.

Abstract: A beverage dispenser as provided for use with a container having an adapter with a resealable valve, which is a ball valve, has a valve which includes an engaging mechanism, such as a pin, for mechanically opening the valve in the adapter. The dispenser valve has a handle for rotatable motion, causing the pin to vertically move in contact with the ball valve, thus opening the container so that its contents flow. The valve may also be provided with a rinse water conduit and an opening so that the user can selectively close the adapter valve and rinse the dispenser system. The pin is preferably mounted to an x-shaped support.

Abstract: An apparatus for squeezing fluid out of the neck of a collapsible tube installed therein, including a base frame, a L-shaped supporting frame moved in the base frame in the longitudinal direction, an actuating plate pivotably connected to the back side of the vertical portion of the L-shaped supporting frame and having a push rod inserted through a hole on the L-shaped supporting frame, a cover board pivoted to the front side of the vertical portion of the L-shaped supporting frame, and a push plate suspending below the board and coupled to the actuating plate, wherein the push rod of the actuating plate is forced to push the cover board away from the neck of the collapsible tube and the L-shaped supporting frame is simultaneously moved toward the rollers to squeeze the collapsible tube when the push plate is depressed, thereby causing fluid to be forced out of the collapsible tube.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for automatically spraying a mist of mold release into the space between a tire and a bladder in a tire molding machine so that the mold release covers the outer surface of the bladder or the interior surface of the tire and does not get onto the walls of the mold.

Abstract: The present invention is a container dispensing cap closure, which includes a container, a circular base and a pivot cap. The container has a neck, an open top and external threading for affixing a circular base thereto. The circular base has a circular inside wall with internal threading for attachment to the neck of the container. The circular base has an inwardly flexible leveraged sidewall trigger with a catch thereon which, when flexed inwardly, engages and pivots a pivot cap upwardly into an open position. The circular base has an upwardly extending guide-wall that regulates the pivotal rotation of the pivot cap, and an opening from which contents may be dispensed. The pivot cap is attached to the circular base by a clasp-element which is attached to two raised sidewall tracts located on the top of the circular base. The raised sidewall tracts comprise impressions which interact with snap-in-bead protrusions located on the clasp-element, thus allowing the pivot cap to pivot thereabout.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device to open and close a side dispensing orifice (1) by sliding comprising a lateral skirt (8) and a transversal wall (9) having an evacuation passage (10) of the content, a dispensing element (4) comprising a lateral wall (11) coming in contact against the lateral skirt (8) of the cap (3), a top face (12), and an elbowed passage (13) for the content, in connection with the extremity in the axial direction with the evacuation passage (10) and emerging at a radial extremity on the lateral wall (11) by a lateral dispensing orifice (1). The dispensing element (4) is slidingly mounted in an axial direction (D) on the cap (3) between two extreme positions, of closing and of opening, respectively.

Abstract: An automatic feed supply machine comprising a housing containing a feed container. The feed container has a flexible bottom wall and a pushing plate for moving feed to an outlet. The outlet is closed by a disk. A motor vibrates the flexible bottom and moves the pushing plate. A common actuating lever moves the disk to an open position and operates the motor to dispense feed through the opening and into and through a nozzle.

Abstract: An attachment to a nozzle and spigot valve on bag-in-the-box liquid container providing mechanical advantage and improved accessibility to open the valve. The attachment includes a mounting means and two surfaces, an upper surface and a lower surface, joined by a pivot in front of the nozzle and spigot that when the surfaces are compressed between finger and thumb, easily opens the spigot valve. By extending the upper and lower surfaces beyond the pivot, additional mechanical advantage to open the valve is also achieved.

Abstract: A depositing apparatus includes a profile-following mechanism having a translational displacement mechanism portion and a rotation mechanism portion adapted to allow a head to be swung in the directions of both X and the Y axes so that the head follows a profile of the surface of workpiece smoothly around a first contact point, thereof with the workpiece, serving as a fulcrum point.

Abstract: A pouring device for pouring lubricating oil into the oil filler neck of a conventional engine. The pouring device is adapted to prevent unwanted spilling of oil onto the exterior surface of the engine block during the pouring operation. The pouring device has a cylindrical connecting neck portion which is adapted to be threadaly mounted over the discharge aperture of a conventional lubricating oil container. The connecting neck portion extends integrally into a spout. The spout has an inlet surface. A sealing membrane is hingely connected to the connecting neck portion, adjacent the inlet surface. The sealing membrane is adapted to pivot between a closed position wherein it prevents the lubricating oil from flowing through the inlet aperture and an open position wherein the sealing membrane allows the lubrificating oil to flow through the inlet aperture. The sealing membrane is adapted to be releasably locked in its close position by a locking lip which abuts against its peripheral edge.

Abstract: A thumb actuated flexible tube and closure system comprising a flexible plastic tube having a finish for dispensing a product when the tube is in an inverted position. The finish has an integral transverse wall, an integral post extending upwardly from the transverse wall and an integral cylindrical wall extending upwardly from said transverse wall. The transverse wall has at least one opening therethrough. An inner closure is provided and has a base wall and integral spaced inner and outer walls defining an annular space for receiving the finish of the plastic tube. At least one of the walls has threads thereon for rotatably engaging the finish. The base wall of the inner closure has a portion sealingly engaging the post on the finish such that rotation of the inner closure moves said sealing portion into and out of engagement with said post. An overcap closure is provided and has a base wall with an opening aligned with the sealing portion of said closure.

Abstract: A tapping faucet for dispensing beverages, in particular beer, includes a compensator arranged in a tapping faucet housing provided with a tapping faucet outlet and being a body which is conical at one end, and a closing seal operable via an actuating device, for example, a lever. The tapping faucet is characterized in that the compensator provided with a flow-through duct for the beer is installed in the beer conduit or shaft with its conical end in the direction of the front end of the tapping faucet housing, in which for forming an annular gap for the pressure compensation and for the opening and closing of the tapping faucet, a spring-loaded sealing and adjusting bushing provided with a corresponding conical cavity is arranged. The bushing is capable of being tightly pushed by the actuating device, for example, the lever, over the conical part of the compensator in the longitudinal direction, and away from the part for forming the annular gap.

Abstract: Improved frozen beverage dispensing apparatus includes a latch member for inhibiting operation of the dispensing apparatus when the apparatus is in a defrost cycle. The apparatus includes a container for storing a beverage under pressure in at least a partially frozen state, a normally closed dispensing valve mounted with the container and a manually operable lever for operating the dispensing valve. The dispensing valve has a longitudinal bore communicating with the interior of the container. A defrost relay operates a solenoid at the onset of the defrost cycle to move the latch member into engagement with the lever. When the defrost cycle has been completed, the solenoid disengages the latching member from the lever so that the lever can be operated to open the dispensing valve. A faucet member extends downwardly from the dispensing valve.

Abstract: A safety faucet including a handle having an opening, a safety sliding block received in the opening on the handle, a casing, and a valve device mounted within the casing, the valve device including a cap fastened to the casing, a valve stem having one covered end with a water stopper and the other end extended out of a hole on the cap and pivotally secured to the handle, and a spring mounted around the valve stem and disposed inside the casing, when the safety sliding block is pressed with the handle to engage projecting plates of the block against the top cap, the valve stem and the water stopper can be lifted by the handle to open the water passage through the casing.

Abstract: A pivoted ice dispensing chute is pushed rearward to lift a door lock, lift a door and contact a microswitch for starting an ice dispensing mechanism. Release of the chute allows the chute to swing forward, opening the microswitch and stopping the ice dispensing mechanism, and allowing the door to drop downward and the lock to drop downward below the door. In its downward position, the door is adjacent the back of the chute to prevent lifting of the door and unwanted movement of ice through the chute. The chute is generally rectangular in planform, with a sloping back, sides and a rounded front. The top of the chute and the bottom of the chute are open. The back of the chute has a rib with a lateral extension which operates the microswitch. The rib lifts the door lock and lifts the door.

Abstract: An improved apparatus and method is provided for accurately dispensing a preselected volume of liquid. A flowmeter is provided to generate signals proportional to the flow of liquid through a faucet. A programmed microcomputer receives the flowmeter signals and controls the faucet. The residual volume of liquid (spill), which was dispensed after the faucet was last commanded to close, is stored and averaged with additional, previously stored spill amounts by the microcomputer. The average spill volume is used to anticipate the spill for the forthcoming pour. When the cumulative volume of liquid dispensed is equal to the preselected volume less the anticipated spill volume, the microcomputer signals the faucet to close, resulting in an accurate pour. In a another aspect, an improved beer dispensing head is provided. A spring-loaded conventional tap handle activates a sensor means in the head.

Abstract: A lever for the application of a force to a resilient component of vacuum bag-in-box fluid containers to facilitate fluid flow. Lever has a linear body having a relatively short arm for engaging the resilient component, at one of its ends and extending normally therefrom. Projecting outwardly from the body in a sense opposite to that of the arm is an angular member or protrusion for preventing overrotation of the lever during use. A bore in the body, positioned between the arm and angular member, permits the pivotal attachment of a D-shaped wire loop for securing the lever to the fluid valve during use.

Abstract: A toner cartridge dispenses toner for a printing apparatus. The cartridge comprises a housing having an internal cavity and a series of openings through a sidewall of the housing. An axially reciprocating slide includes a series of openings that are selectively aligned with the housing openings to discharge toner from the cavity. An agitating mechanism operates within the cavity and in response to paper advancement through the printing apparatus to facilitate discharge of toner from the cartridge.

Abstract: Carbonated and non-carbonated beverages are selectively dispensed under the driving force of a one time charge of pressurized inert gas inserted into the headspace of the beverage container at the time of bottling/canning. The gas, preferably nitrogen, is inert to the beverage liquid and is pressurized sufficiently to permit dispensing of all of the liquid from the container via a siphon tube. A cap valve seals the container and includes an elastomeric check valve preventing escape of gas while permitting the siphon tube to be inserted into the container. A throttling and diffusing valve controls outflow from the siphon tube to ambient and prevents fracturing of gas from the beverage liquid to minimize foaming/frothing.

Abstract: A room spray dispenser includes an adjustable triggering lever having a roller to engage a moving object, such as a door, to activate the spray. Rotation of the lever in a first direction causes a trigger/rocker element to be placed in a cocked position in which actuating springs are tensioned, which subsequent rotation of the lever causes the trigger to return to a rest position, the spring energy being directed to actuate a spray valve. A following rotation of the lever in the first direction reloads the mechanism for the next spray.

Abstract: A hopper for receiving and discharging product in a weighing machine has a construction comprised by a removable body shell and a supporting chassis. The shell has an opening at the top for receiving product to be weighed and an opening at the bottom for discharging the product after weighing. A discharge door cooperates with the opening at the bottom of the shell body to support the weight of product within the shell during weighing and to discharge the product after weighing. A quick-release coupling permits the hopper to be firmly installed on the weighing machine and to be quickly removed from the machine without tools. A toggle linkage is employed to operate the discharge door and locks the door in the closed position without further locking mechanisms. A bi-directional actuator moves the toggle linkage and door into and out of the closed position.

Abstract: A mixing lid with a pouring device for containers used on stirring machines includes an integral one piece slidable closure for a pouring spout and has a first rearward opened pouring position and a second forward closed sealed position. A removably secured front slide closure plate is provided for closing the spout in the second forward closed position. The slidable closure includes a rear rocker engagement member. An operating lever has front and rear ends and is pivotally mounted on the lid intermediate the ends thereof. The lever includes manual press portion on the rear end and a rocker on the front end engageable with the rocker engagement member. A retaining spring engageable with the integral one piece slidable closure and the removably secured front slidable closure plate is provided for maintaining the removably secured slidable closure plate in contact with the pouring spout when the integral one piece slidable closure is in the first and second positions.

Abstract: A beverage dispenser as provided for use with a container which has an adapter with a resealable valve, which is a ball valve. The dispenser has a valve which includes an engaging mechanism, such as a pin for mechanically opening the valve in the adapter. Preferably, the dispenser valve has a handle for rotatable motion, causing an engaging pin to vertically move in contact with the ball valve, thus opening the container such that its contents can flow. The dispenser valve may also be provided with a rinse water conduit and an opening so that the user can selectively close the adapter valve and rinse the dispenser system.

Abstract: A kicker latch for container closures includes a latch wall integrally hinged to the cap and having a latch tab extending from an end of the latch wall toward the cap and kicker lever extending in generally the same direction and spaced from the latch tab. In general, pivoting the kicker latch outwardly causes the kicker lever to urge a closure member of the cap away from its closed position to facilitate grasping the closure member to pivot it to its fully open position. On a folding spout type of cap, wherein the folding spout functions as a closure member, the latch wall may include a plug positioned between the latch tab and the kicker lever to seal the end of the spout. In general, the kicker latch has utility with a variety of types of container closures, including caps with nonfolding spouts, open top types of caps for pills and granulates, and containers for which the closure member is a lid which is completely separable from the container.

Abstract: A pushbutton for actuating a device for dispensing or spraying a fluid substance includes a hollow body 1 having an outlet end 2 in which an outlet orifice 3 is formed, the outlet end including an inside surface 2a which is not perpendicular to the axis 1a of the body. An adjustment member 10 is rotatably received in the body of the pushbutton, and includes a shutter 19 provided with a front surface 19a that is complementary in shape to the inside surface of the outlet end. The shutter is urged towards the outlet end by a resilient tongue 18. The rotation of the adjustment member and shutter varies the outlet flow rate from the pushbutton.

Abstract: Carbonated and non-carbonated beverages are selectively dispensed under the driving force of a one time charge of pressurized inert gas inserted into the headspace of the beverage container at the time of bottling/canning. The gas, preferably nitrogen, is inert to the beverage liquid and is pressurized sufficiently to permit dispensing of all of the liquid from the container via a siphon tube. A cap valve seals the container and includes an elastomeric check valve preventing escape of gas while permitting the siphon tube to be inserted into the container. A throttling and diffusing valve controls outflow from the siphon tube to ambient and prevents fracturing of gas from the beverage liquid to minimize foaming/frothing.

Abstract: A self-closing push-pull top for a bottle includes a threaded collar adapted to engage a threaded bottle neck. A hollow stem extends from the threaded collar and engages a cylindrical guide aperture of a cap. The cap is slidable along the hollow stem about the guide aperture to a first position in which the hollow stem and the cap are positioned with respect to one another to prevent fluid flow from the bottle. The cap is further slidable along the hollow stem about the guide aperture to a second position in which the hollow stem and the cap are positioned to allow fluid flow therethrough. A biasing member is provided for biasing the cap in the first position. Since the cap is biased in this first position, it normally remains closed. Upon application of working pressure, the biasing member deforms to allow the cap to slide to the second position in which fluid may be dispensed from the bottle.

Abstract: A first vertical hollow cylinder is secured at an open lower end to the open end of the container. The first cylinder having a closed upper end with a small centrally disposed first opening therein and has a raised peripheral first lip. A curved vertical wall is secured to and extends upwardly from this upper end of the first cylinder. The wall engaging the first lip at two spaced apart positions and curves around one side of the first opening. A second vertical hollow cylinder open at both ends and secured to the upper end of the first cylinder so that its axial bore is vertically aligned with the first opening. A horizontally elongated member defines a figure 8 with left hand and right hand like half sections, each half section having a hole therein. One hole is sealed, the other hole being open. The member rests slidably on top of the second cylinder, with one member side slidably engaging the wall.

Abstract: A self-draining cooking pot, such as a pasta pot, which facilitates the draining of liquid. A handle assembly includes a valve module which is readily-removable to facilitate cleaning, and a strainer to block the passage of food into the valve while permitting the flow of liquid. Included as part of the removable valve module is a sliding shaft with a resilient sealing member mounted on one end, and the sealing member is spring-biased against a valve seat. The handle assembly also includes a trigger lever for manual actuation of the valve. To prevent inadvertent draining of the pot, a lock-closed device engages the trigger lever until released by a pushbutton. To facilitate removal of the readily-removable valve module, a similar lock-open device is provided for the sliding shaft.

Abstract: A postmix valve for a beverage dispenser, including a volumetric ratio control device incorporated therein to provide positive ratio control. The device includes a syrup piston and a soda piston linked together, syrup and soda chambers, and valve means for controlling the flow to and from the chambers. The soda pressure drives the pistons. The valve means preferably includes four solenoid valves for the water circuit and four one-way valves and a pressure regulator for the syrup circuit. The valve includes means for varying the total flow rate of the beverage being dispensed.

Abstract: A pressurized fluid dispensing device for storing and dispensing pressurized fluid, such as water, to athletes during the performance of their particular activity, particularly endurance events such as a bicycle tour, biathlon, triathlon and the like. The pressurized fluid dispensing device may be mounted to the frame of a bicycle between the vertical and diagonal supports above the center bracket or crank assembly to provide as low as possible center of gravity. The device includes a support cage, fluid vessel, tubing and an actuateable valve. The fluid vessel may be pressurized and slidingly inserted into the support cage to supply fluid through the tubing to the valve. A check valve extends from the bottom of the vessel which is sealingly engageable with a recess formed in the bottom of the support cage through which the fluid may flow. The actuateable valve is actuated to dispense fluid by being bitten.

Abstract: A process and device for atomizing spray dispensing of a liquid product from a container includes a manually actuated push button pump which moves a movable member including a spray orifice along an axis while simultaneously rotating the spray orifice about the axis.

Abstract: A particulate matter dispenser is operated by a push button to move a sliding clamp through a linkage into and out of engagement with an elastic tube at the bottom of a reservoir holding the particulate matter. Coil springs normally bias the sliding clamp into engagement with a fixed clamp or the like so as to hold the tube in a closed position to prevent discharge of material.

Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating device for a tap on a beverage decanting installation. The tap 1 bears a plug-in receptacle 5 with a non-return valve 8-10 of a connection 6, 7 for a pressurized gas pipe. Fitted on to the plug-in receptacle 5 is a casing 13 formed with connecting channels and connecting chambers 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 28, 29 for the supply of a pressurized gas to an actuating piston 32 disposed in a chamber 30 for an actuating member 3 of the tap 1. When the casing 13 is fitted on, the non-return valve 8-10 accommodated in the plug-in receptacle 5 is retained in the open position by a tappet 16 of a connecting channel 18, so that the actuating piston 32 can experience pressure via another valve 25, 26, 27 actuable by a rocking lever 40. The other valve 25, 26, 27, constructed as a non-return valve, is actuated via a tappet 34 which takes the form of a valve and via which the chamber 30 of the actuating piston 32 can be relieved of pressure.

Abstract: A dispenser mechanism attachable to a plastic soft drink bottle to permit measured liquid quantities to be dispensed from the bottle. A cradle type support is provided for positioning the bottle in an inverted tilted condition within a refrigerator. Liquid can be dispensed from the bottle without removing the bottle from the refrigerator.

Abstract: The cap comprises a casing rotatively mounted on a container with a groove being provided to prevent said casing from axially sliding. The casing is connected slidably to a bell which is itself connected by a helicoidal thread to a sheath mounted on the container. The bell is provided with a neck having a wall bordering an opening for containing a stopper connected to the container.

Abstract: A spigot for association with a spout connected to a container, the spigot including a cylindrical portion to fit over the end of the spout, a diaphragm for engaging the end of the spout to prevent flow of liquid, a toggle member for deflecting the diaphragm and an opening through the cylindrical portion for dispensing liquid upon the deflection of the diaphragm. The spigot includes a downspout extending from the opening and having a sealed outer end which is of a relatively thin-walled construction, the downspout having a thicker wall inwardly of the outer end to prevent collapse of the downspout during deflection of the diaphragm. The spigot member includes a relatively thin-walled portion inwardly of the thickened part of the downspout for facilitating deflection of the diaphragm. The spigot may be sealed by heat sealing together opposed wall portions of the downspout or by a tab heat sealed over the end of the downspout.

Abstract: A dispenser has an outlet nozzle which is reversibly movable by rotation of a control cap from a first extended position, in which adhesives is dispensed as a series of fine spots, to a second retracted position in which adhesive is dispensed as a film using the flat upper surface of the control cap as a spreading tool. The base of the nozzle is joined to the walls of the dispenser by a flexible membrane. The control cap is provided with a centrally located hole, in the flat upper surface, through which the nozzle can protrude, and an internal coaxial sleeve which surrounds the nozzle. The latter is provided with a locating stud which cooperates with a screw groove in the inner surface of the sleeve so that manual rotation of the control cap causes the stud to travel along the groove, thereby causing the nozzle to move between the first and second positions.

Abstract: A postmix beverage dispensing valve for a beverage dispenser, including a volumetric ratio control device incorporated therein to provide positive ratio control. The device includes a syrup piston and a soda piston linked togeher, syrup and soda chambers, and flow control values for controlling the flow to and from the chambers. The soda pressure drives the pistons.

Abstract: A improved silo is provided having a pair of pivoting receiver gates overlying a pair of receiver openings and a pair of pivoting discharge gates overlying a pair of discharge openings. A deformable seal is secured to the silo between the receiver openings and the receiver gates and between the discharge openings and the discharge gates. The gates are vertically adjusted by an eccentric assembly to compress the respective deformable seal for forming an air tight barrier between the respective openings and the gate.

Abstract: The filling apparatus for filling a measured amount of liquid, pasty or lumpy product into a container has at least one mouthpiece, which can be opened or closed by a closure member for its filling duct formed as a cutoff band so that an exactly defined amount of product is delivered and simultaneously a satisfactory shut off of the product flow is obtained, whereby filament or drop formation is effectively prevented.

Abstract: A cup trip assembly is disclosed for use on bag-in-the-box and membrane type beverage containers of the type having an outlet nozzle with a manually operable dispensing valve carried at the end thereof. The cup trip assembly comprises a mounting collar adapted to releasably encircle and lock to the nozzle at a location adjacent the dispensing valve. A transversely extending operating member is pivotally carried by the mounting collar at a location axially outward of the nozzle. The operating member has operating fingers extending rearwardly therefrom for engagement with the dispensing valve for moving the valve to an open position when the operating member is rotated in a first direction and moving the valve to a closed position when the operating member is rotated in a second direction.

Abstract: A portion monitor for mounting on a liquid dispensing appratus having a body, a pivotable open and closing mechanism connected to the slidable liquid control stem, a separate control box, the portion monitor comprised of a magnet installed in the end of the liquid control stem closest to said pivotable open and closing mechanism, a Hall effect digital switch supported opposite the end of the slidable liquid control stem nearest the pivotable open and closing mechanism, said magnet energizing said Hall effect digital switch when the slidable liquid control stem is in the open position and turn off said Hall effect digital switch when the liquid control stem is in the closed position.

Abstract: A liquefied gas operated caulk dispensing gun with a housing sub-assembly having an elongate tubular housing defining a chamber for accommodating a tube of caulk, an open dispensing end and an opposite valved closed end portion. A material dispensing sub-assembly is also provided removably connected to the dispensing end of the housing sub-assembly to form a dispensing assembly. The dispensing sub-assembly includes a nozzle, a caulk flow passage communicating with the chamber housing, wherein the flow passage is sized to accommodate a caulking tube outlet. The material sub-assembly also includes a valve controlled passage for selective communication between an inlet portion of the flow passage and the nozzle, and a flow control valve movable between open and closed positions to control such selective communication. A seal mechanism is positioned in the dispensing assembly to effect a seal between the flow passage and a charge receiving portion of the chamber.

Abstract: An adaptor for attachment to the spigot of a standard disposable "bag-in-box" container for liquids such as wine or milk is disclosed. The adaptor allows the user to conveniently dispense liquid from the spigot to a glass using only one hand. The adaptor incorporates a collar for attachment to the spigot, and a handle which is activated by pressure from the glass to open the spigot. The handle pivots on two horizontal arms extending from the collar. Connected to the handle are two downwardly extending arms which meet at a central horizontally projecting protuberance. By pressing the handle, the V-shaped arms are rotated upwardly and the horizontal protuberance is pressed upwardly against the toggle lever of the spigot.

Abstract: A removable package for dispensing syrup in a post-mix soft drink dispensing system and having an actuated closure mechanism. The package includes an upper body portion from which a lower discharge portion extends outwardly therefrom and which further includes an outwardly facing discharge port. The closure assembly includes a movable outer cap member pivotally attached to a facing member. The facing member fits over the discharge port and includes a syrup outlet opening and an air inlet opening therein. The cap member includes means for closing off both openings when in contact with the facing member. An actuator including a spring biased roller contacts the cap member such that when a dispensing operation is required, the cap member is swung outward by means of the roller away from the facing member, exposing the syrup outlet and air inlet openings. When the dispensing operation is completed, the roller forces the cap member back into contact with the facing member to reseal the openings.

Abstract: A system for dispensing liquid from a relatively large laminated paperboard container or carton from an outward facing compartment in a housing. The carton, opened by cutting off one of the corners, is inserted in an upright position in a frame so that the open corner is located within a pinch mechanism including mutually perpendicular pairs of plates having opposing edges adapted to contact opposite walls of the open corner of the carton, with the pairs of plates being interconnected so that as one pair of edges move toward one another, the other pair of edges move away from each other, and vice versa, and accordingly operate to open and close the carton during a dispensing operation.

Abstract: A valve structure formed from a single tubular plastic component having two integral tube sections. A first section includes a flow orifice. The second section constitutes the valve element for controlling flow through the orifice by being inverted relative to the first section to overlie the orifice in sealing relationship thereto. In the preferred embodiments of the specification, the second section is invaginated into a compressed position within the first section.

Abstract: A container seal and siphon tube outlet combination where a sealing bias is provided by a ported leaf type spring which is also oppositely reacting against and biasing closed a manually operated poppet valve. The leaf spring is generally concave circular disk with a non-circular port in the center. The port is shaped to include fingers extending axially and radially inward, tending to keep the port open. The siphon tube is also sealed by the bottle cap seal. The manual actuation is accomplish by a lever applying force to the poppet against the spring bias.