Patent ID: 6799702
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: B05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for dispensing a liquid comprising:a. a valve body having a liquid chamber including a lower chamber opening and an upper chamber opening, and a liquid passage extending through the valve body to the chamber, b. a valve assembly including a valve seat forming a sealing relationship with the lower chamber opening, the valve seat having a dispensing orifice, and a valve stem extending vertically through the upper chamber opening proximate a seal area and operative to open and close the dispensing orifice; c. a replaceable filter assembly disposed in the liquid chamber around the valve stem, the filter assembly including a filter element positioned between the liquid passage and the valve seat so that liquid entering the device must pass through the filter assembly before the liquid is dispensed; and d. the filter assembly further comprising a liquid sealing element sealing a top portion of the filter assembly so that contaminants in the liquid cannot enter the seal area proximate the upper chamber opening.