Patent ID: 6488058
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
A dispensing valve cap for use with a bottle having an outlet and containing fluid for dispensing the fluid in a gravity feed fluid dispensing system, the valve cap comprising:a first valve part having a first end and a second end, the first end adapted to be fixedly mounted to the outlet of the bottle, the first valve part including a tubular sidewall portion defining a longitudinal axis extending in a direction from the first end to the second end, the tubular sidewall portion including an air inlet aperture through the tubular sidewall portion, the tubular portion further including a fluid outlet aperture through the tubular sidewall portion, the air inlet aperture spaced apart from the fluid outlet aperture along the longitudinal axis, the air inlet aperture adjacent to the first end, the fluid outlet aperture adjacent to the second end; and a second valve part rotatably mounted to the first valve part about the longitudinal axis, the second valve part including a mating portion adapted to cooperate with the tubular sidewall portion of the first valve part to close the air inlet and the fluid outlet apertures of the first valve part when the second valve part is in a first position relative to the first valve part, and to open the air inlet and the fluid outlet apertures of the first valve part when the second valve part is in a second position relative to the first valve part, the second valve part defining a fluid passageway for fluid to exit the valve cap at an exit opening location at a bottom of the valve cap, the fluid passageway extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first valve part at the exit opening which is disposed such that the fluid exits the fluid passageway in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.