Patent ID: 11873204
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A beer dispensing faucet configured to be connected to a shank connector, the shank connector defining a passageway having an outlet opening, the shank connector further defining a distal end, wherein the outlet opening of the passageway opens into a dome-shaped volume portion proximate the distal end, the shank connector further having a connecting member, an inlet of the passageway configured to be connected to a pressurized beer source, the beer dispensing faucet comprising:
a housing having a body and a connection structure configured to be connected to the shank connector, the housing defining a central conduit therethrough, the central conduit having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the central conduit further defining a valve seat in the housing, the both, defining a protrusion defining the inlet opening of the central conduit, wherein the protrusion has a contoured outer surface, wherein when the dispensing faucet is connected to the shank connector, the protrusion is received in the dome-shaped volume portion, the housing having a first slot and a second slot therein;
a valve assembly having a valve member, the valve member operably associated with the valve seat of the central conduit,
wherein when the dispensing faucet is configured to be connected to the shank connector, the inlet opening is configured to be positioned in confronting relation to and engaged with the outlet opening of the passageway of the shank connector, wherein the inlet opening of the central conduit is configured to be in fluid communication with the outlet opening of the passageway,
a spout having a fluid conduit therethrough defining an inlet and an outlet wherein the inlet of the spout is in fluid communication with the outlet opening of the central conduit, wherein the post has a first post and a second post thereon on generally opposite sides of the spout, wherein the first post is removably received in the first slot and the second post is removably received in the second slot to detachably connect the spout to the housing, wherein the housing has a first circumferential rib spaced from a second circumferential rib and a sealing member positioned between the ribs wherein when the spout is attached to the housing, the sealing member engages an inner surface of the spout to provide a substantial fluid tight seal between the housing and the spout,
and wherein the valve member has a first position wherein the valve member is engaged with the valve seat to define a closed faucet position, the valve member having a second position displaced from the valve seat to define an open faucet position.