Verbesserungen an Zapfhähnen.

摘要

A dispensing tap (2) for flexible bulk beverage containers comprising a body (4) having an inlet (6) and an outlet (8), the axes (18,20) of which are transverse, a piercer unit (44) carried within the body adjacent the inlet by a shaft (38) and an outlet sealing means (24) comprising a valve element (28) carried on a valve stem (26), the valve stem and the shaft being operatively connected such that axial movement of the latter towards the inlet causes the valve stem to move transversely to open the outlet.