Recyclable valve closure for keg
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United States of America Patent
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Jul 26, 2016
Grant Date -
Aug 1, 2013
app pub date -
Jun 23, 2011
filing date -
Jun 24, 2010
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Abstract
A fully recyclable valve housing for engagement with a neck of a container, such as a beer keg, has an inner port for liquid and a concentric outer port for pressurized gas, with openings for admitting pressurized gas into the container. A dip tube is connected to a bottom end fitting, communicating with a valve stem within the valve housing. A valve member controls flow through the concentric ports, and a spring element located about the valve stem urges the valve member upwards to close the ports. The spring element is molded from a resilient polymeric material and comprises a plurality of C-shaped sections angularly arranged in two interconnected stacks on opposite sides of the valve stem such that movement of the valve member causes concurrent resilient deformation of all the sections.
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- 2011 Application Filing Year
- F16F Class
- 561 Applications Filed
- 390 Patents Issued To-Date
- 69.52 % Issued To-Date
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