Patent ID: 8925597
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B67C,F16K

Abstract:
1. A beverage fill valve actuator comprising an elongated housing having a camshaft bore extending axially completely therethrough, said housing having a proximal portion adapted for sealing attachment thru a wall of a fill tank and having a distal portion adapted to extend into said tank in proximity to a fill valve, a fill valve access port formed thru said housing at said distal portion thereof, tubular bearing means axially formed in an inner end of said housing distally of said access port, a camshaft rotatably mounted in said bore and having a stub shaft formed axially on a distal end of said camshaft and rotatably mounted thru said tubular bearing means at a selected clearance therebetween, a proximal portion of said camshaft extending outwardly of said proximal portion of said housing, a camshaft rotation lever on said proximal portion of said camshaft, a cam lobe formed on said camshaft and positioned adjacent to and exposed to said access port for being brought into contact with an activating structure of a fill valve, and elastomeric resilient deformable seal means on said camshaft slidably engaging the wall of said bore for aiding in maintaining axial alignment of said camshaft and preventing leakage of beverage out of said fill tank.