Patent ID: 6607106
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An aerosol tilt valve for use on a whipped cream dispenser, the tilt valve comprising:a hollow valve stem having a base, a sealing ring at the base of the valve stem and a plurality of valve stem orifices; a pedestal having a top, the top including an undersurface and an aperture for receipt of the valve stem; a gasket having an aperture for receipt of the valve stem, the gasket being disposed between the undersurface of the top and the sealing ring, wherein the valve stem extends through the apertures in the gasket and the top, and further wherein the valve stem orifices are sealed when the sealing ring is in full contact with the gasket; a valve body having a plurality of slots formed about a periphery thereof, the valve body surrounding the sealing ring and being attached to the pedestal such that the valve body sealingly contacts the gasket, wherein the valve stem and sealing ring may tilt within the valve body upon an application of lateral force to the valve stem, and further wherein the slots are in fluid communication with the hollow valve stem, via the valve stem orifices, when the valve stem is tilted; and a biasing element disposed between the sealing ring and the valve body for biasing the sealing ring against the gasket such that the valve stem orifices are normally sealed in the absence of lateral force applied to the valve stem.