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A vapor recovery liquid dispensing nozzle having a primary vent passage, a portion of which extends outwardly through the wall of the liquid discharge tube and a normally closed vent valve in the primary vent passage. The normally closed vent valve being located on the filling tube and having a vent

A vapor recovery liquid dispensing nozzle having a primary vent passage, a portion of which extends outwardly through the wall of the liquid discharge tube and a normally closed vent valve in the primary vent passage. The normally closed vent valve being located on the filling tube and having a vent valve member movable between a closed position closing the primary vent passage and an open position in which the primary vent passage is open. The shroud which surrounds the liquid discharge tube engages the vent valve member to move the vent valve member between the open and closed positions in response to movement of the shroud between its extended position and its retracted position such that the primary vent passage is closed to prevent the flow of liquid through the filling tube when the shroud is extended and is open to permit the flow of liquid through the filling tube when the shroud is retracted.

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In a vapour recovery liquid dispensing nozzle of the type having a main body portion and a liquid discharge tube and means releasably securing said liquid discharge tube to said main body, said liquid discharge tube projecting outwardly from said main body portion, the wall of said discharge tube ha

In a vapour recovery liquid dispensing nozzle of the type having a main body portion and a liquid discharge tube and means releasably securing said liquid discharge tube to said main body, said liquid discharge tube projecting outwardly from said main body portion, the wall of said discharge tube having an exterior surface extending longitudinally thereof, a vacuum operated release mechanism in said main body for automatically closing the flow control valve when the level of liquid in the tank being filled thereby rises to a level closing the end of the primary vent passage of the vent tube, the vent tube extending through the liquid discharge passage which is formed in the liquid discharge tube of the nozzle, and an extensible vapour recovery shroud assembly extending around the liquid discharge tube for directing vapour to the recovery passage in the body of the nozzle, the shroud assembly being movable from an extended position to a retracted position by engagement with a filling tube when the liquid discharge tube is operatively located within a filling tube of a liquid storage tank with the vapour recovery passage thereof communicating with the tank by way of the shroud Assembly, and extendable from the retracted position to the extended position by an extension spring assembly, the improvement wherein; (a) said primary vent passage has a section which extends outwardly from said discharge passage through an opening in the wall of the liquid discharge tube and returns to the discharge passage through an opening in the wall of the liquid discharge tube, said openings being spaced outwardly from said main body, and (b) a normally closed vent valve in said section of said primary vent passage, said vent valve being mounted on and carried by said exterior surface of said liquid discharge tube and spaced a substantial distance from said main body, said vent valve having a vent valve member movable between a closed position closing said primary vent passage and an open position in which said primary vent passage is open, (c) said shroud assembly being adapted to engage said vent valve member to move said vent valve member between said first and second positions in response to movement of said shroud assembly between said extended position and said retracted position whereby said primary vent passage is closed to prevent the flow of liquid through said liquid discharge tube when said shroud assembly is extended and is open to permit the flow of liquid through said liquid discharge tube when said shroud assembly is retracted.