Patent ID: 8038039

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 roller; and a fluid delivery tube extending through said dispensing device for delivering the beverage, said roller 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; a locking tab operable with said tap handle to place said tap handle in a selected locked or unlocked position; and said locking tab includes a threaded locked extension extending through an opening in said tap handle when said tap handle is in the locked position thereby preventing rotation of said tap handle.