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Beverage dispensing valve

  • US 4,936,488 A
  • Filed: 06/10/1987
  • Issued: 06/26/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An improved detachable beverage dispensing valve, comprising:

  • (a) a dispensing valve manifold fixedly securable to structure for supporting a beverage valve, said manifold having a fluid inlet leading to a first half of a beverage fluid connector;

    (b) a beverage dispensing valve body having a normally closed valve, means for selectively opening said normally closed valve, and a second half of a fluid connector for a beverage line, said second half being fluid tightly connectible to said first half;

    (c) a lock pin fixed in and projecting from the rear of the valve body, said lock pin being receivable by the manifold and having means for being locked to the manifold;

    (d) a latch movably mounted on said manifold to locking the pin in the manifold and thereby connecting and securing the valve body to the manifold, said latch having a lock surface for lockably engaging the pin, means for manually moving and disengaging the latch, and a latch lock aperture; and

    (e) a lock carrier movably mounted upon the manifold, said carrier having a latch lock bolt which is movable into and out of the latch lock aperature for selective locking and unlocking of the latch.

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