Patent ID: 11919765
Assignee: LIQUIBOX CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A tap dispenser for use with a fluid container, the tap dispenser comprising:
a tap body comprising an attachment portion, a channel portion, and a dispensing portion;
the attachment portion configured to connect to a spout of the fluid container;
the channel portion fluidly connecting the attachment portion and the dispensing portion and having a lower wall; and
the dispensing portion comprising a valve stem guide being located above the lower wall and being connected to a guide support located on an inner wall of the dispending portion that is radially opposite the channel portion, wherein the guide support extends above the valve stem guide;

a spring button attached to the dispensing portion; and
a valve attached to the spring button and slidingly inserted through the valve stem guide;
wherein:
the tap dispenser having a closed position wherein the spring button is in a nondeflected position which holds the valve in sealing contact with the dispensing portion, preventing fluid flow out of the dispensing portion; and
the tap dispenser having an open position wherein the spring button is deflected downward, forcing the valve downward such that the valve is not in contact with the dispensing portion, allowing fluid to flow out of the tap dispenser.