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Pinch valve for dispenser for liquids

  • US 9,533,869 B2
  • Filed: 08/27/2014
  • Issued: 01/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pinch valve comprising:

  • a valve surface comprising a heat sink; and

    a pinch bar having a first leg and a second leg substantially orthogonal to the first leg, the first leg having a length and an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the length of the first leg;

    wherein the pinch bar is movable between a first position and a second position by rotation of the pinch bar about the axis of rotation, wherein in the first position the pinch valve is configured to collapse a flexible tube between the second leg and the valve surface, and in the second position, the pinch valve is configured such that the flexible tube is free of the second leg.

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