Patent ID: 8251087

Claim:
A modular fitting for use with a first solenoid valve to control a fluid flow in a beverage dispensing system, the modular fitting comprising: a first end adapted to couple with a first fluid line; a first conduit in fluid communication with the first end; a second end adapted to couple with a second fluid line; a first solenoid base adapted to receive the first solenoid valve, the first solenoid base adapted to place a first side of the first solenoid valve in fluid communication with the first conduit and to place a second side of the first solenoid valve in fluid communication with the second end; a first interface surface adapted to interface with a second interface surface of a second modular fitting; and a coupling feature extending from a side of the first conduit and adapted to interface with the second modular fitting, the coupling feature being offset from the first interface surface along an elongate direction of the modular fitting, wherein each of the modular fitting and the second modular fitting is monolithically formed, the second modular fitting including a third end adapted to couple with a third fluid line; a third conduit in fluid communication with the third end; a fourth end adapted to couple with a fourth fluid line; and a second solenoid base adapted to receive a second solenoid valve, the second solenoid base adapted to place a first side of the second solenoid valve in fluid communication with the third conduit and to place a second side of the second solenoid valve in fluid communication with the fourth end.