Patent ID: 9494240
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B01F,F04B,F16K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A dispense valve assembly for a dispenser for fluids comprising: a housing having at least an inlet and an outlet and a further opening connected to a pump for drawing fluid into the housing through the inlet and for pumping fluid from the housing through the outlet, the housing being fabricated from a polymer, a valve comprising a first part and a second part, the first and second parts of the valve coupled together by a single elastic element and the first and second parts translatably disposed within the housing, the first and second parts of the valve being fabricated from a polymer, the first part of the valve for closing and opening the inlet and the second part of the valve for opening and closing the outlet, an operating element extending through a wall of the housing and coupled to the valve, wherein the operating element provides at least three positions, a first position wherein the first and second parts of the valve are in resilient bias with the inlet and outlet respectively, a second position wherein the first part of the valve is withdrawn from the inlet and the second part of the valve is in resilient bias with the outlet, and a third position wherein the second part of the valve is withdrawn from the outlet and the first part is in resilient bias with the inlet.