Patent ID: 6953070

Claim:
A dispensing valve comprising: a first component comprising a body adapted to be secured in fluid communication to a fitment of a liquid container, said body defining a first flow passage that extends therethrough, said first flow passage having an inlet; a valve assembly connected to said body, said valve assembly comprising: (i) a seal retaining body defining a second flow passage that communicates with said inlet of said first flow passage; (ii) a resilient seal member located in said second flow passage and resiliently urged into sealing engagement with said inlet to block fluid flow from said second flow passage into said first flow passage via said inlet; an outlet spout defining a bore that extends from and through a first end to and through a second end, said first end of said spout slidably coupled to said first component, said spout selectively moveable slidably inward toward said first component to a position where said seal member is moved resiliently away from said inlet to allow fluid flow from said second flow passage to said first flow passage through said inlet.