Patent ID: 9725225
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B65D,F04B

Claim:
1. A fluid dispense pump, comprising: a pump housing; a cartridge body positioned along an axis, the cartridge body comprising a chamber and a feed aperture extending through a surface of the cartridge body to the chamber; and a fluid shaft extending through the cartridge body along the axis, the fluid shaft positioned in the chamber of the cartridge body, the fluid shaft having an inlet port, one and only one outlet, and a fluid path extending between the inlet port and the one and only one outlet, the fluid path having a side surface and a top surface, wherein the top surface and the side surface are fixed relative to each other, wherein one of the cartridge body and the fluid shaft is attached to the pump housing and is fixed relative to the pump housing, and the other of the cartridge body and the fluid shaft moves relative to the one of the cartridge body and the fluid shaft to change a position of the inlet port relative to the feed aperture during a dispensing operation wherein the cartridge body further comprises: