Patent ID: 9033311
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B29C,B29L,F16K

Abstract:
1. A method for dispensing diet soft drink syrup comprising: providing a fluid tight container of a diet soft drink syrup having a spout for accessing the diet soft drink syrup from a position outside of the container; providing a fluid flow connector having a plunger that is mounted for movement between an open position to a closed position, the plunger having a rod of a thermoplastic material and a distal end of a thermoplastic elastomer material, the thermoplastic elastomer material having less of a tendency to swell when exposed to the diet soft drink syrup when compared to ethylene propylene diene monomer, the rod has a proximal end and a distal end, the rod having a first annular flange and a second annular flange axially spaced from one another to define an annular channel therebetween, the first annular flange and the second annular flange each extending radially outwardly from the rod and are positioned at the distal end of the rod, the rod having an axially extending aperture through a portion thereof extending from the distal most end of the rod to an intermediate portion thereof, the aperture connected to a radially extending opening positioned within the annular channel, the distal end of the rod is dimensioned to cooperatively engage a fluid inlet to form a fluid tight seal of the inlet; and docking the fluid flow connector to the spout of the container to place the thermoplastic elastomer material in contact with the diet soft drink syrup and to establish a fluid connection therebetween.