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A spigot actuator assembly for dispensing liquid from a spigot mounted on a projecting spout of a bag-in-box container for operating a dispensing lever on the spigot to move the dispensing lever from a horizontal closed position to an upwardly projecting open position for dispensing the liquid from

A spigot actuator assembly for dispensing liquid from a spigot mounted on a projecting spout of a bag-in-box container for operating a dispensing lever on the spigot to move the dispensing lever from a horizontal closed position to an upwardly projecting open position for dispensing the liquid from the container, and for quickly replacing the container when desired. A method of using the spigot actuator assembly including snapping the spigot actuator assembly onto the spout, pushing down on a lever of the spigot actuating assembly for dispensing the liquid, releasing the actuator assembly to automatically close the spout, and snapping off the actuator assembly from the spout when it is desired to remove the container, and snapping a replacement container onto the actuator assembly.

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[ I claim:] [1.] An actuator assembly for dispensing liquid from a spigot mounted on a projecting spout of a container for actuating a dispensing lever on the spigot to move the dispensing lever from a horizontal closed position to an upwardly projecting open position,said dispensing lever having a

[ I claim:] [1.] An actuator assembly for dispensing liquid from a spigot mounted on a projecting spout of a container for actuating a dispensing lever on the spigot to move the dispensing lever from a horizontal closed position to an upwardly projecting open position,said dispensing lever having a lower surface adapted for engagement by a finger of a user for moving said dispensing lever upwardly to open the spigot, comprisinga holder member having a top portion and a forked bottom portion with two legs spaced apart and defining a slot between them,an actuating arm member having a body portion pivotally connected to the holder member and positioned between said legs in said slot,an actuating finger projecting axially inwardly from said body portion of the arm member and adapted to contact and open the dispensing lever of the spigot,a handle projecting axially outwardly from said body portion of the holder member,a stop shoulder at the top of the body portion for contacting the axially outward face of the holder member for limiting movement of the actuating arm member and the actuating finger,a stop shoulder at the bottom of the body portion for limiting movements of the actuating body portion and the actuating finger,and adjustable means on the bottom stop shoulder for adjusting the movement of the actuating body portion and the actuating finger to adjust and vary the size of the opening in the spigot and vary the volume of flow of liquid through the spout and spigot. [9.] A method of using a spigot actuating assembly for dispensing liquid from a spigot mounted on a spout of a container, said spigot comprising an integral elastomeric member of generally cup shape having a peripheral wall adapted to fit within the spout axially inwardly of the lip of the spout, said spigot peripheral wall having at least one sealing bead on the outer surface thereof for sealing engagement with the inner surface of the spout axially inwardly from the lip of the spout, a transverse wall at the inner end of said spigot peripheral wall for closing the spigot and the spout, manipulative means extending from said spigot transverse wall for flexing said transverse wall and a portion of said peripheral wall and sealing bead to move said portion of said peripheral wall and sealing bead radially inwardly away from the spout to form an opening in the spigot to permit the dispensing of the contents of the container while other portions of said sealing bead remain against said spout, a holder member having a top portion and a forked bottom portion with two legs spaced apart and defining a slot between them, an actuating arm member having a body portion pivotally connected to the holder member and positioned between said legs in said slot, an actuating finger projecting axially inwardly from said body portion of the arm member and adapted to contact and to open the dispensing lever of the spigot, a handle projecting axially outwardly from said body portion of the holder member, a stop shoulder at the top of the body portion for contacting the axially outward face of the holder member for limiting movement of the actuating arm member and the actuating finger, a stop shoulder at the bottom of the body portion for limiting movement of the actuating body portion and the actuating finger, and adjustable means on the bottom stop shoulder for adjusting the movement of the actuating body portion and the actuating arm to adjust and vary the size of the opening of the spigot and vary the volume of flow of liquid through the spout and spigot, said adjustable means comprising a screw mounted on the bottom stop shoulder and adapted to contact the front face of the holder and adapted to be rotated to vary the distance the head of the screw is from the stop shoulder, a rear chamber formed by an axial back face and a circular wall of said forked bottom portion for receiving the spigot, said rear chamber having an open bottom for dispensing liquids, means for holding the spigot in the chamber, said spigot holding means in the chamber comprising tabs which radially extend inwardly from the axially inward edges of the wall of the chamber, and a bracket pivotally connected to the top portion of the holder member and adapted to be mounted on the face of a front door panel of a cartridge which holds the container,pushing up on the handle to position the actuating finger below the dispensing lever,snapping the holder onto the spigot by pushing the rear chamber onto the spigot by flexing the outer wall of the spigot,adjusting the adjustment screw to set the desired flow from the contents of the container,pushing down on the handle to push the actuating finger up on the dispensing lever and open the spigot and cause the liquid in the container to flow out of the spigot,releasing the handle to cause the dispensing lever to automatically return to closed position,removing the spigot from said holder when the container is empty, or when the container needs to be changed for another container, by snapping the rear chamber away from the spigot,leaving the holder assembly attached to the front door panel of the cartridge holding the container so that the holder does not get lost,replacing the container with another container,and snapping the chamber onto the spigot of the other container. A method of using a spigot actuating assembly for dispensing liquid from a spigot mounted on a spout of a container, said spigot comprising an integral elastomeric member of generally cup shape having a peripheral wall adapted to fit within the spout axially inwardly of the lip of the spout, said spigot peripheral wall having at least one sealing bead on the outer surface thereof for sealing engagement with the inner surface of the spout axially inwardly from the lip of the spout, a transverse wall at the inner end of said spigot peripheral wall for closing the spigot and the spout, manipulative means extending from said spigot transverse wall for flexing said transverse wall and a portion of said peripheral wall and sealing bead to move said portion of said peripheral wall and sealing bead radially inwardly away from the spout to form an opening in the spigot to permit the dispensing of the contents of the container while other portions of said sealing bead remain against said spout, a holder member having a top portion and a forked bottom portion with two legs spaced apart and defining a slot between them, an actuating arm member having a body portion pivotally connected to the holder member and positioned between said legs in said slot, an actuating finger projecting axially inwardly from said body portion of the arm member and adapted to contact and to open the dispensing lever of the spigot, a handle projecting axially outwardly from said body portion of the holder member, a stop shoulder at the top of the body portion for contacting the axially outward face of the holder member for limiting movement of the actuating arm member and the actuating finger, a stop shoulder at the bottom of the body portion for limiting movement of the actuating body portion and the actuating finger, and adjustable means on the bottom stop shoulder for adjusting the movement of the actuating body portion and the actuating arm to adjust and vary the size of the opening of the spigot and vary the volume of flow of liquid through the spout and spigot, said adjustable means comprising a screw mounted on the bottom stop shoulder and adapted to contact the front face of the holder and adapted to be rotated to vary the distance the head of the screw is from the stop shoulder, a rear chamber formed by an axial back face and a circular wall of said forked bottom portion for receiving the spigot, said rear chamber having an open bottom for dispensing liquids and, means for holding the spigot in the chamber, said spigot holding means in the chamber comprising tabs which radially extend inwardly from the axially inward edges of the wall of the chamber,pushing up on the handle to position the actuating finger below the dispensing lever,snapping the holder onto the spigot by pushing the rear chamber onto the spigot by flexing the outer wall of the spigot,adjusting the adjustment screw to set the desired flow from the contents of the container,pushing down on the handle to push the actuating finger up on the dispensing lever and open the spigot and cause the liquid in the container to flow out of the spigot,releasing the handle to cause the dispensing lever to automatically return to closed position,removing the spigot from said holder when the container is empty, or when the container needs to be changed for another container, by snapping the rear chamber away from the spigot,replacing the container with another container,and snapping the chamber onto the spigot of the other container.