| US 7,455,200 B2 | ||
| Valve for dispensing flowable product | ||
| John P. Gehl, Nashotah, Wis. (US); Jon L. Ward, West Bend, Wis. (US); and Charles A. Rademacher, Pewaukee, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Gehl's Guernsey Farms, Inc., Germantown, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 17, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/847,041. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0252937 A1, Nov. 17, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B67D 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 222—518 [222/514; 251/149.6] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A valve configured to dispense a flowable product, the valve comprising:
an inner valve portion including
a substantially cylindrical body defining a longitudinal axis;
a chamber to allow an accumulation therein of the flowable product;
an end wall surface; and
an annular surface spaced from the end wall surface, the annular surface extending radially outwardly from the body at an
angle non-parallel to the longitudinal axis; and
a one-piece outer valve portion including
a chamber receiving therein at least part of the inner valve portion;
an end wall surface defining a distal end of the chamber of the outer valve portion, the end wall surface of the outer valve
portion engageable with the end wall surface of the inner valve portion; and
an annular surface spaced from the end wall surface of the outer valve portion and engageable with the annular surface of
the inner valve portion;
wherein the respective end wall surfaces of the inner valve portion and the outer valve portion are engageable substantially
simultaneously with engagement of the respective annular surfaces of the inner valve portion and the outer valve portion.
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