Patent ID: 8052012

Claim:
A regulated fluid dispensing device especially adapted for dispensing carbonated beverages, said dispensing device comprising: a main housing having a cavity, and a fluid regulator mounted therein; a pressure relief mechanism incorporated in said main housing; a source of compressed gas for supplying a flow of gas through said regulator into a beverage container attached to said dispensing device; a tap handle operatively connected to said main housing for selectively allowing the beverage to flow through said dispensing device, said tap handle having a cam and a stop arm attached to a base portion of said tap handle; said main housing further including an outlet sub-housing surrounding said base of said tap handle, said outlet sub-housing having an interior rim and a projection formed on said rim; and a fluid delivery tube extending through said dispensing device for delivering the beverage, said cam of said tap handle selectively engaging and disengaging said fluid delivery tube to allow beverage to flow therethrough, or to shut off flow of beverage through said fluid delivery tube, and wherein said stop arm of said tap handle frictionally engages said projection when said tap handle is placed in a closed position to shut off the flow of beverage through said delivery tube.