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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1993
Ernest Badertscher, Orbe, CH;
Paul-Henri Poget, Bretonnieres, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for treating fluid products has a T-shaped tubular body which provides a longitudinal passage and an intersecting passage which intersects the longitudinal passage at a tubular body junction thereby defining and separating the longitudinal passage into first and second passage portions. The first passage portion, at a position adjacent the junction, is beveled to provide a valve seat, and a first nozzle member is mounted for reciprocative longitudinal displacement in the first passage portion and has a beveled end valve member portion for, upon displacement towards the junction, fluid-tight contact against the valve seat. A bore through the first nozzle member provides for fluid communication in the first passage portion from the bore to between the valve member portion and the valve seat when the valve member portion is displaced away from the seat. A second nozzle member is positioned and extends longitudinally in the second passage portion and also is mounted for reciprocative longitudinal displacement. The second nozzle member has a longitudinally extending bore terminating in an outwardly beveled portion which provides a valve seat for fluid-tight contact with the first nozzle valve member portion upon positioning of the first nozzle valve member portion and second nozzle member valve seat against one another.