Apparatus for dispensing liquids

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING LIQUIDS, WHICH COMPRISES: A CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING AND RELEASING FLUID, PRESSURE STORAGE MEANS ARRANGED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER FOR EXERTING PRESSURE ON FLUID IN SAID CONTAINER, CONDUIT MEANS HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID CONTAINER AND HAVING ITS OTHER END ADAPTED SELECTIVELY TO BE CONNECTED TO A NOZZLE AND TO THE MOUTH OF A FLUID SUPPLY CONDUIT, AND A COMBINED QUANTITY CONTROL-CHECK VALVE INTERPOSED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS AND PROVIDED WITH PASSAGE MEANS FOR CONVEYING FLUID IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM SAID ONE END TO SAID OTHER END OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS AND VICE VERSA TO THEREBY PERMIT CHARGING SAID CONTAINER WITH AND DISCHARGING FLUID FROM SAID CONTAINER THROUGH ONE AND THE SAME CONDUIT MEANS, SAID VALVE HAVING TWO SECTIONS RESPECTIVELY CONFINING PARTS OF SAID PASSAGE MEANS AND BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, CONTROL MEANS ARRANGED IN A PORTION OF SAID PASSAGE MEANS AND NORMALLY BEING EFFECTIVE TO PERMIT FLOW OF FLUID ONLY IN THE DIRECTION FROM SAID OTHER END OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS TO SAID ONE END THEREOF, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SECTIONS AND OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO A RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID SECTIONS WITH REGARD TO EACH OTHER TO ESTABLISH FLUID CONNECTION BETWEEN PORTIONS IN SAID PASSAGE MEANS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND SAID CONTROL MEANS TO THEREBY PERMIT FLUID FLOW FROM SAID ONE END TO SAID OTHER END OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING LIQUIDS, WHICH COMPRISES: A CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING AND RELEASING FLUID, PRESSURE STORAGE MEANS ARRANGED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER FOR EXERTING PRESSURE ON FLUID IN SAID CONTAINER, CONDUIT MEANS HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID CONTAINER AND HAVING ITS OTHER END ADAPTED SELECTIVELY TO BE CONNECTED TO A NOZZLE AND TO THE MOUTH OF A FLUID SUPPLY CONDUIT, AND A COMBINED QUANTITY CONTROL-CHECK VALVE INTERPOSED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS AND PROVIDED WITH PASSAGE MEANS FOR CONVEYING FLUID IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM SAID ONE END TO SAID OTHER END OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS AND VICE VERSA TO THEREBY PERMIT CHARGING SAID CONTAINER WITH AND DISCHARGING FLUID FROM SAID CONTAINER THROUGH ONE AND THE SAME CONDUIT MEANS, SAID VALVE HAVING TWO SECTIONS RESPECTIVELY CONFINING PARTS OF SAID PASSAGE MEANS AND BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, CONTROL MEANS ARRANGED IN A PORTION OF SAID PASSAGE MEANS AND NORMALLY BEING EFFECTIVE TO PERMIT FLOW OF FLUID ONLY IN THE DIRECTION FROM SAID OTHER END OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS TO SAID ONE END THEREOF, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SECTIONS AND OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO A RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID SECTIONS WITH REGARD TO EACH OTHER TO ESTABLISH FLUID CONNECTION BETWEEN PORTIONS IN SAID PASSAGE MEANS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND SAID CONTROL MEANS TO THEREBY PERMIT FLUID FLOW FROM SAID ONE END TO SAID OTHER END OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS.