Patent ID: 6354466
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B65D,B67B,F16K

Abstract:
A valve assembly, comprising:a body with a through bore of circular cross-sectional shape having a first portion adjacent an inlet end of the through bore and a smaller parallel second portion; a shoulder in the through bore spaced from said inlet end of said through bore and separating the said first portion and said second portion; a valve; a flange on said body around the inlet end of said through bore of said body, so that said valve is securable to a wall of a liner bag for a container; a closure member housed in said through bore of said body; a head part on said closure member with an annular shoulder for engaging said shoulder of the through bore of said body for sealing said first portion of said through bore from said second portion of said through bore; a stem part of said closure member having radial vanes with outer edges in sliding contact with said second portion of the through bore of said body; liner bag puncturing means on said head part of said closure member, said liner bag puncturing means and said head part of said closure member being housed in said first portion of said through bore when said shoulders are in engagement; a crank member comprising two coaxial journal members with a crank pin disposed between said two coaxial journal members and offset from an axis of said two coaxial journal members, said two coaxial journals being pivotally supported in said body with said crank pin being engaged in radial slots in two adjacent said radial vanes, with pivotal movement of said crank member about the axis of said two coaxial journals causing said closure member to move from a first position wherein said shoulders are in engagement to a second position wherein said shoulders are separated, with said liner bag puncturing means extending beyond the inlet end of the through bore of said body.