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A jug and dispensing valve therefore in which the jug, when positioned in a dispensing position, has a threaded dispensing neck extending horizontally from a location of a side wall adjacent the bottom wall, a second neck extending horizontally from a location of said side wall near the top and a th

A jug and dispensing valve therefore in which the jug, when positioned in a dispensing position, has a threaded dispensing neck extending horizontally from a location of a side wall adjacent the bottom wall, a second neck extending horizontally from a location of said side wall near the top and a third neck extending vertically from said second neck, said third neck having an upper free end substantially co-planar with the top wall and providing access for refilling, said dispensing valve affixed to the threaded dispensing neck and including a liquid receiving member, a split threaded sleeve for securing the liquid receiving member to the jug, a collar for holding the split threaded sleeve together and a spigot for controlling the flow of liquid through the liquid receiving member.

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Apparatus for dispensing liquids from supply means having a neck with a dispensing opening comprising in combination: (a) a first member for receiving liquid from said dispensing opening, said first member including; (i) a first tubular segment having an inlet end sized to fit which and receive liqu

Apparatus for dispensing liquids from supply means having a neck with a dispensing opening comprising in combination: (a) a first member for receiving liquid from said dispensing opening, said first member including; (i) a first tubular segment having an inlet end sized to fit which and receive liquid from said dispensing opening and an outlet end, said first tubular segment defining a passageway extending along an axis in a first direction, and having sealing means engageable with said supply means; and, (ii) a second tubular segment extending from said outlet end along an axis in a second direction and having a wall defining a chamber having an inner cylindrical surface and upper and lower openings, said wall having an aperture providing communication between said passageway and said chamber; (b) a sleeve encircling said first tubular segment in spaced relationship at said inlet end, said sleeve being rotatable relative to said first tubular segment and being split longitudinally to form first and second sections joined together at the end encircling the inlet end by a pair of integral hinges, said first and second sections being pivotal about said hinges between an open spaced apart position and a closed position, said sleeve having, (i) first retention means formed thereon for engaging said supply means to provide communication between said dispensing opening and said inlet end of said first tubular segment; (ii) second retention means engageable with said first tubular segment to retain said first tubular segment in sealing engagement with said supply means when said first retention means is engaged to said supply means; and, (iii) an exterior wall having at least one surface irregularity formed thereon; (c) a collar engaging the outer surface of said sleeve, said collar having means thereon engaged with the irregularity of said sleeve to cause said sleeve to rotate when the collar is rotated; and, (d) a valve means positioned in the chamber of said second tubular segment, said valve means being movable from a closed position blocking the flow of liquid out of said outlet end of the first tubular segment to an open position permitting such flow.