Patent ID: 6637725
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: B67D,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A fluid connector for a liquid container comprisinga fitment adapted to be attached to a container for holding a liquid, said fitment comprising a generally cylindrical spout having an external surface provided with a thread capable of mating with a threaded supporting collar of a first type of dispensing connector; a generally cylindrical slider movable axially within said spout; a valve mounted within said slider, said valve having a closed position and an open position, said valve being biased toward said closed position, and being adapted to be moved from said closed position to said open position by insertion of a dispensing connector into said slider; a removable external adapter ring having internal threads mating with said external threads of said spout and having a pair of radially outward extending external flanges adapted to contact a supporting clamp of a second type of dispensing connector, at least one of said external flanges having a periphery and being provided with at least two wings extending from said periphery adapted to engage threads of a supporting collar of a third type of dispensing connector.