Patent ID: 9579686
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B05C

Claim:
1. A fluid dispensing assembly adapted to dispense fluid from a container, the assembly comprising: a manifold including a neck and a cap section, the cap section having an opening configured to receive the container and an internal shoulder positioned adjacent to the opening, the neck including a first threaded portion and a passageway extending therethrough to the internal shoulder such that the passageway is in fluid communication with the cap section, and the cap section is configured for being coupled with the container, a piercing member slidably coupled with the manifold, the piercing member including a head and a first leg portion extending from the head, the first leg portion including a first tubular section, and two generally planar extension sections extending from the first tubular section of the piercing member and terminating in a first pair of planar piercing tips at a distal end of the extension sections, the planar piercing tips being configured to engage and pierce the container as the piercing member is moved toward and into piercing engagement with the container, the distal end of the extension sections further defining at least one step proximate to the first pair of piercing tips for engagement with the internal shoulder, the manifold further including a partition such that the internal shoulder extends outward from the partition, wherein the at least one step of the first leg portion is configured to engage the internal shoulder between the partition and the piercing tip for limiting movement of the piercing member, and wherein the two generally planar extension sections and the first tubular section are configured to slidably move within the passageway; and a nozzle including a second threaded portion configured to mate with the first threaded portion of the neck, and to engage the head of the piercing member and move the first pair of piercing tips into piercing engagement with the container and further move the at least one step into engagement with the internal shoulder as the nozzle is threaded onto the neck for piercing the container with the piercing member and then limiting movement of the piercing member through the manifold.