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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2010
Applicant:
Burton L. Hart, Auburn, IL (US);
Inventor:
Burton L. Hart, Auburn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 3/00 (2006.01); F16K 21/00 (2006.01); B67D 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 3/04 (2013.01); B67D 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A faucet assembly for use with a beverage retaining container. The faucet assembly includes a nozzle having a plurality of axially oriented ribs extending inwardly from an inside wall of the nozzle. Each rib of the plurality of ribs defining an axial projection having a generally triangular cross sectional shape. Neighboring ribs defining a corresponding void having a complementary generally triangular cross section. The nozzle having a relatively short axial dimension and the ribs providing desirable flow characteristics.