US 11,673,793 B2
Fluid dispensing device with tapered nozzle
John M. Gray, Cincinnati, OH (US); Timothy M. Garrison, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Brenton T. Hershner, West Chester, OH (US)
Assigned to OPW FUELING COMPONENTS, LLC, Hamilton, OH (US)
Filed by John M. Gray, Cincinnati, OH (US); Timothy M. Garrison, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Brenton T. Hershner, West Chester, OH (US)
Filed on May 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/875,492.
Application 16/875,492 is a division of application No. 15/226,359, filed on Aug. 2, 2016, granted, now 10,669,149.
Prior Publication US 2020/0277182 A1, Sep. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. B67D 7/52 (2010.01); B67D 7/04 (2010.01); B67D 7/54 (2010.01)
CPC B67D 7/52 (2013.01) [B67D 7/04 (2013.01); B67D 7/54 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid dispensing nozzle system comprising:
a nozzle body including a fluid path therein;
a fluid valve positioned in said fluid path and configured to selectively prevent or allow a flow of fluid through said fluid path;
a manually operable actuator operatively connectable to said fluid valve; and
a spout coupled to said nozzle body and having a cavity to allow fluid flowing through said fluid path to pass through said spout, said spout including a first segment having a first cross sectional area at at least a portion thereof and a second segment having a second cross sectional area at at least a portion thereof that is different than said first cross sectional area, and wherein said first segment has transition portion which asymmetrically transitions along a length thereof from said first cross sectional area at one end thereof to said second cross sectional area at a second opposite end thereof, wherein said first segment is made of a separate piece of material than said second segment.