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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Salkeld, Redditch, GB;
Andrew Gibbs, Leamington Spa, GB;
Robert Tansley, Stratford-upon-Avon, GB;
Assignee:
EBAC Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222129 ; 222 88 ; 222185 ; 2511493 ; 141330 ;
Abstract
The apparatus is intended for dispensing liquid from an inverted container having a neck through which the liquid is discharged, and includes a housing 31 provided with a mounting arrangement 32 for receiving and supporting the inverted container. A feed tube 34 is arranged to project into the neck of said liquid container to conduct liquid to a reservoir, and cover flaps 62 and 63 are biassed together by tension springs 69 and 70 to cover the feed tube 34 upon removal of the liquid container. The feed tube may alternatively be covered by a resilient diaphragm.