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A disconnect for coupling a postmix dispenser juice concentrate line to a bag valve of a juice concentrate bag-in-box container. The disconnect includes an open passageway therethrough with no areas or elements therein that can trap concentrate with pulp. The disconnect includes a hollow body with a

A disconnect for coupling a postmix dispenser juice concentrate line to a bag valve of a juice concentrate bag-in-box container. The disconnect includes an open passageway therethrough with no areas or elements therein that can trap concentrate with pulp. The disconnect includes a hollow body with a juice concentrate passageway therethrough, a stationary poppet valve therein, a movable sleeve with a valve seat, and a spring biasing the sleeve into contact with the valve to close the passageway. The spring is located adjacent the outside of the sleeve to keep the spring out of the passageway.

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A disconnect coupling for a juice concentrate conduit comprising: (a) a disconnect body having an L-shaped juice concentrate passageway therethrough; (b) a coupling nut rotatable connected to the outside surface of a proximal end of said body and having internal screw threads; (c) a poppet valve con

A disconnect coupling for a juice concentrate conduit comprising: (a) a disconnect body having an L-shaped juice concentrate passageway therethrough; (b) a coupling nut rotatable connected to the outside surface of a proximal end of said body and having internal screw threads; (c) a poppet valve connected to said disconnect body in fixed position therein and including a stem and a head, with said stem being fixedly connected to said body and extending in said passageway and terminating at said head at a location beyond said proximal end of said body, said stem being parallel to said passageway in the distal end of said sleeve and said head being at one end of said stem and said stem being connected to said body soley by the other end of said stem extending into contact with said body; (d) a disconnect sleeve slidably mounted inside of said passageway in said disconnect body in sealing engagement with an inside surface of said proximal end of said body, said sleeve having: (i) a completely open passageway therethrough in communication with said body passageway (ii) a poppet valve seat on its proximal end in sealing engagement wih said poppet valve head, and (iii) a spring retaining flange on its external surface; and (e) a spring mounted on the outside of said disconnect sleeve between said flange and the distal end of said body, such that said sleeve can be moved toward said body and away from said poppet valve head, against said spring, to open said passageway; (f) an annular O-ring groove in an outside surface of said disconnect sleeve adjacent its proximal end and an O-ring in said groove facing the inside surface of and protected by said coupling nut; and (g) an annular opening between the outside surface of said disconnect sleeve and the inside surface of said nut.