Title:
PINCH FAUCET
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005035431
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides a faucet for tapping a liquid, stored under pressure of a gas in a container that has less moving parts subject to wear or breakage, and has a housing made of multiple parts which can be disassembled so the faucet mechanism can be easily cleaned, repaired, or replaced. The faucet mechanism contains a piece of flexible tubing and an arrangement of a pinch valve mechanism that compresses the flexible tubing to shut off flow of liquid through the tubing. In one arrangement of the present invention, since the housing does not move and does not come in contact with the beverage being poured the housing is made of a nonmetallic material, such as a plastic or petroleum-based material, which is less expensive than the previous brass or stainless steel housing.
Inventors:
SPRAY RICHARD (US)
MCAFFEE REX LOYD (US)
MCAFFEE REX LOYD (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/032359
Publication Date:
September 15, 2005
Filing Date:
October 01, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ANHEUSER BUSCH (US)
SPRAY RICHARD (US)
MCAFFEE REX LOYD (US)
SPRAY RICHARD (US)
MCAFFEE REX LOYD (US)
International Classes:
B67D1/14; F16K7/04; F16K7/06; B67D; (IPC1-7): F16K7/04
Foreign References:
| US2549207A | 1951-04-17 | |||
| US5979713A | 1999-11-09 | |||
| US4037817A | 1977-07-26 | |||
| US5098060A | 1992-03-24 | |||
| US5810323A | 1998-09-22 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1668279A4
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