Liquid dispensing apparatus

Claim 1

A liquid dispensing apparatus adapted for connection to a tap on a beer keg having an explosion chamber therein and wherein an outlet opening from the keg extends through the wall of the explosion chamber, the improvements comprising, a valve body having a bore extending therethrough and having a notch formed intermediate opposite ends of said bore; an orifice sleeve adapted to be positioned in sealing relation with a wall of an explosion chamber adjacent the outlet opening therein, said sleeve having a passage therethrough having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the outlet opening; an elongated resilient tubular member positioned about an end of said sleeve, said tubular member having a passage having an inside diameter substantially equal to the inside diameter of the passage through the sleeve to provide a smooth transition through said passages; means to secure said valve body to a tap such that the tubular member extends through the bore in the valve body and the orifice sleeve is urged into sealing relation with the wall of the explosion chamber; a closure element having a leg; support means secured to said closure element arranged such that said leg extends through the notch in the valve body and engages a wall of said tubular member to close the passage through the tubular member; and actuating means arranged to move the leg from engagement with said tubular member.