Liquid transfer assembly

Claim 1

A new and improved liquid transfer assembly for attachment to a flanged neck of a liquid container, said liquid transfer assembly comprising: stopper means positionable as a closure in said flanged neck of said liquid container; air pressure supplying tube means positionable through said stopper means for effecting a pressurization of an air space above a liquid surface within said liquid container; liquid dispensing means positionable through said stopper means and being operable to direct a flow of liquid from said liquid container in response to a pressurization of air within said liquid container; supplemental air pressure supplying tube means positionable through said stopper means and being selectively attachable to a second liquid container whereby a plurality of said liquid containers can be operably attached together to effect a selective dispensing of liquid from individual containers; holding clasp means for effecting a locking engagement between such stopper means and said flanged neck of said liquid container, said holding clasp means including at least one slot for engaging said flanged neck of said liquid container, said holding clasp means comprising a plurality of hingedly connected plates positionable around said flanged neck of said liquid container; and retaining disk means separably positionable over said stopper means and being engageable with said holding clasp means to further effect a locking engagement between said stopper means and said flanged neck of said liquid container, said retaining disk means being in engagement with at least one further slot provided in said holding clasp means, said retaining disk means being further provided with a through-extending opening through which said air pressure supplying tube means, said liquid dispensing tube means, and said supplemental air pressure supplying tube means are directed.