BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The first embodiment of the invention described is the beverage dispense tap mounted in the vertical orientation and is described with reference to the following figures in which:
FIG. 1 is a front elevation of the Beverage Dispense Tap [BDT] in the closed position;
FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the BDT in the closed position, on a line equivalent to A-A in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevation of the BDT in the open position;
FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-section of the BDT in the open position, on a line equivalent to B-B in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is the same elevation as that shown in FIG. 2 with a partially sectioned view of the tap handle shroud and the remainder of the shroud cut away so as to show the relationship with the handle and the helical slot in the tap body;
FIG. 6 is a top view of the BDT in the closed position;
FIG. 7 is a top view of the BDT in the open position.
FIGS. 8 to 11 show a further embodiment of the invention in which the BDT is shown in a horizontal orientation:
FIG. 8 is a front elevation of the Beverage Dispense Tap [BDT] in the closed position;
FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-section of the valve body portion of the BDT in the closed position on a line equivalent to A-A in FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a front elevation of the BDT in the open position;
FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-section of the valve body portion of the BDT in the open position on a line equivalent to A-A in FIG. 10.
Patent Application
20070228315
