Patent ID: 8322575

Claim:
A device for dispensing a heated liquid, comprising: a dispenser body adapted to be heated and including a liquid inlet, a liquid passage in communication with said liquid inlet, and an outlet in communication with said liquid passage, said dispenser body further including a valve element adapted to selectively allow and prevent flow of the heated liquid through said outlet from said liquid passage; an actuating element located outside said dispenser body; a flexible seal positioned between said dispenser body and said actuating element and adapted to prevent the heated liquid from leaking out of said dispenser body; a pivot arm including a first end operatively coupled with said valve element and a second end operatively coupled with said actuating element, wherein said pivot arm extends from said first end through said flexible seal to said second end; and an actuator spaced from said dispenser body such that said actuator is thermally insulated from said dispenser body, said actuator operative to move said actuating element to cause said pivot arm to move said valve element between open and closed positions, thereby selectively controlling flow of the heated liquid through said outlet.