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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1991
Paul J Henry, Anoka, MN (US);
Joseph W Kieffer, Maple Grove, MN (US);
W Gregory Mertes, Andover, MN (US);
The Cornelius Company, Anoka, MN (US);
Abstract
A post-mix beverage dispensing valve is shown having a quick disconnect mounting and easily detachable valve cover housing and valve actuating lever. The quick disconnect includes a body having a pair of parallel shafts extending therethrough. A pair of lock plates are secured on each end of the shafts. The locking plates each include a pair of locking tabs that cooperate with similarly sized locking pockets or areas on the valve main body. The valve also includes modular brix/flow control components to provide for quick adapting of the valve over a wide range of desired flow and/or brix parameters. An adjustable nozzle is shown for adjusting the flow rate of beverage there from with respect to the operating flow rate.