IP Library Granted Patent US 12,168,241
Granted Patent B2
US 12,168,241 · App. 17/127,192 · Granted Dec 17, 2024

Quick release spray head assembly, adapter, and method of use

Inventors: Charles H. Clark (Springfield, IL); Jason M. Banning (Springfield, IL); Jane Boehler (Springfield, IL)
Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
B05B15/65
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Patent No.
US 12,168,241
App. No.
17/127,192
Granted
Dec 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spray head assembly for use with a beverage brewer includes a spray head and an adapter. The spray head includes a back plate having a turn mechanism. The adapter includes a body having an outer portion and a threaded inner portion. The body has an opening through the threaded inner portion that is attachable to a valve of the beverage maker. The outer portion of the body includes ears attachable to the backer plate of the spray head through the turn mechanism.

Claims (17)

1. A spray head assembly for use with a beverage making apparatus comprising:

a spray head comprising a backer plate including a turn mechanism having a sloped ridge;

an adapter having a body having an outer portion and a threaded inner portion, the body having an opening through the threaded inner portion attachable to a valve of the beverage making apparatus, and the outer portion of the body including a plurality of ears attachable to the backer plate of the spray head via the turn mechanism.

2. The spray head assembly of claim 1 , wherein the spray head is formed of a plastic material.

3. The spray head assembly of claim 2 , wherein the adapter is formed of a metal material.

4. The spray head assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of ears includes a rib and wherein the backer plate includes a center opening receivable for the plurality of ears.

5. The spray head assembly of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of ears is lockable on the center opening of the backer plate through the rib of the at least one of the plurality of ears.

6. The spray head assembly of claim 1 , further comprising adhesive substance adapted to adhering the adapter to the valve.

7. An adapter for connecting a spray head to a valve, the adapter comprising:

a body having an outer portion and a threaded inner portion, the body further having an opening through the threaded inner portion attachable to the valve, and the outer portion of the body including a plurality of ears attachable to the spray head, the plurality of ears being attachable to the spray head via a turn mechanism of a backer plate of the spray head, the turn mechanism having a sloped ridge.

8. The adapter of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of ears includes a rib and wherein the plurality of ears are attachable to a center opening of the backer plate receivable for the plurality of ears.

9. The adapter of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of ears is lockable on the center opening of the backer plate through the rib of the at least one of the plurality of ears.

10. The adapter of claim 7 , wherein the adapter further comprises an adhesive substance adapted to adhere the adapter to the valve.

11. The adapter of claim 7 , wherein the adapter is formed of a metal material.

12. An adapter for connecting a spray head to a valve, the adapter comprising:

a body having an outer portion and a threaded inner portion, the body further having an opening through the threaded inner portion attachable to the valve, and the outer portion of the body including a plurality of ears attachable to a turn mechanism of a backer plate of the spray head, the turn mechanism having a sloped ridge; and

an adhesive substance adapted to adhere the adapter to the valve.

Assignments (2)
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Jul 23, 2025
From: BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION
To: BUNN COMMERCIAL LP
Reel/Frame 072183/0854 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2020
From: CLARK, CHARLES H.; BANNING, JASON M.; BOEHLER, JANE
To: BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054697/0372 →