Patent ID: 8191740

Claim:
A regulated fluid dispensing device especially adapted for dispensing carbonated beverages, said dispensing device comprising; a regulator housing having a passageway formed therein for receiving regulator components, and a threaded opening for receiving a compressed gas cylinder, said regulator housing further including at least one connecting tab extending from a connecting surface of the regulator housing; a dispenser housing attached to said regulator housing along a substantially planar abutting surface, said dispenser housing having a pressure relief mechanism received therein alongside said abutting surface, at least one opening for receiving said at least one tab, an outlet sub-housing formed on one end of said dispenser housing; a removable nozzle assembly secured to said outlet sub-housing; a tap handle operatively connected to said outlet sub-housing for selectively allowing the beverage to flow through said beverage dispensing device; and a fluid delivery tube extending through the dispensing device for delivering the beverage, wherein said tap handle is operated to allow flow of beverage through the delivery tube or to shut off the flow of beverage through the delivery tube; and wherein said nozzle assembly includes a nozzle base, and a nozzle extending from said nozzle base for directed delivery of beverage through said delivery tube, said delivery tube having a distal end communicating with said nozzle; and wherein said compressed gas cylinder, when received in said threaded opening, extends substantially parallel to said abutting surface.