Patent ID: 8141755

Claim:
A regulated fluid dispensing device especially adapted for dispensing a carbonated beverage, said dispensing device comprising: a main housing having a cavity and a fluid regulator mounted therein; said main housing further having an outlet sub-housing communicating with said main housing; 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 outlet sub-housing for selectively dispensing a beverage through said dispensing device, said tap handle having an arcuate shaped base secured to said outlet sub-housing; a rivet for connecting to said outlet sub-housing to the main housing, and said tap handle rotating about said rivet; a track assembly incorporated on a periphery of said arcuate shaped base of said tap handle and said outlet sub-housing for securing said base to said outlet sub-housing, said track assembly including at least one tongue formed on one of said base and outlet sub-housing, and at least one groove formed on the other said base and outlet sub-housing for receiving said at least one tongue; and a fluid delivery tube extending through said dispensing device for delivering the beverage.