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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul L Gagnon, Port Hueneme, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141353 ; 141293 ; 141302 ; 222525 ; 222501 ; 222484 ;
Abstract
A valve assembly is attached to the spout of a water bottle which is used in liquid dispensing devices common in households and offices. The assembly combines a sleeve-like housing and a valve for preventing water spillage particularly when the bottle is being hoisted and inverted onto the dispensing device. An elongated actuator stem unseats a valve head section from sealing engagement with the housing as the bottle is lowered into the device. The valve assembly is releasably attached to the bottle spout and can be reused repetitively.