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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
A.c. Dispensing Equipment Inc., Lower Sackville, CA;
Inventors:
Avery Wilson, Annapolis Royal, CA;
Brian Gay, Enfield, CA;
Derek Cole, Lower Sackville, CA;
Jeffrey Tofflemire, Head of Chezzetcook, CA;
Ian Maclean, Fall River, CA;
Ronald Shore, Oakfield, CA;
Assignee:
A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc., Lower Sackville, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/04 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 3/04 (2006.01); B67D 1/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 27/0236 (2013.01); B67D 1/0082 (2013.01); B67D 3/041 (2013.01); F16K 7/04 (2013.01); B67D 1/07 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0089 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pinch valve has an insert housed in a holder. The insert and the holder are shaped to receive a dispensing tube and the insert can rotate within the holder and around the dispensing tube. The insert can be rotated to have the pinch valve in a release configuration where the insert can be moved downward and out of the holder to allow for cleaning of the insert and holder.