Patent ID: 7100890

Claim:
A normally closed valve that may be opened upon insertion of a nozzle, the valve comprising: a housing defining a passageway having an inlet section and an outlet section, the housing being substantially rigid and having an exterior inlet face to which the inlet section opens; a substantially rigid plug member disposed within the passageway and extending into the inlet section, the plug member being movable between first and second positions respectively corresponding to closed and open modes of the valve; a substantially flexible, resilient gland member having: a seal section disposed over a first end of the plug member, the seal section having a normally closed aperture therethrough, a tubular section connected to the seal section and disposed around the plug member between the plug member and the housing, and an attachment section connected to the tubular section and in contact with the housing; wherein when the valve is in its closed mode, the seal section is substantially aligned with the exterior inlet face of the housing to provide a swabbable surface.