Patent ID: 9090444
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A faucet assembly for use with a beverage retaining container for use in the controllable dispensing of liquid from the container, the faucet assembly comprising: a faucet body attachable to the container; an outlet passage defined in the faucet body and oriented for communication with the beverage container, an outlet axis defined in the outlet passage; a nozzle defined in the faucet body and communicating with the outlet passage in a non-axially aligned orientation for directing the flow path of beverage flowing from the outlet passage, a dispense axis defined in the nozzle; a valve assembly carried on the faucet body and positioned between the outlet passage and the nozzle for facilitating controlled dispensing of beverage from the container through the faucet assembly; a wall of the nozzle defining an inside surface of the nozzle; at least ten ribs in the inside surface of the nozzle, the ribs being axially oriented inwardly towards and aligned with the dispense axis; each rib of the plurality of ribs defining an axial projection having a generally triangular cross sectional shape, neighboring ribs defining a corresponding void having a generally complementary generally triangular cross sectional shape with the ribs being generally symmetrical about the dispense axis and with the voids being generally symmetrical about the dispense axis; and each of the ribs extending axially along the entire length of the inside surface of the nozzle from an intersection with the outlet passage to a mouth of the nozzle positioned distal from the outlet passage.