Patent ID: 8899284

Claim:
An apparatus for receiving a fluid from a fluid source via a fluid providing nozzle, comprising: a base having an inlet and an outlet, the base defining an interior cavity through which fluid is flowable from the inlet to the outlet; a valve movable relative to the base between a closed position in sealing engagement with the base to prevent fluid flow through the inlet and an open position allowing fluid flow through the inlet; and a removable sleeve removably securable about a portion of the base, wherein the removable sleeve comprises a nozzle engaging element formed in an external surface of the removable sleeve, the removable sleeve being configured to receive a fluid providing nozzle over the external surface of the removable sleeve, and wherein the nozzle engaging element of the removable sleeve mates with a corresponding element of the fluid providing nozzle to securely retain the fluid providing nozzle on the removable sleeve; wherein the valve remains in the closed position as the removable sleeve is removed from and secured about the base.