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An apparatus is disclosed for a tap handle for beverage dispensing comprising a ceramic, porcelain, or stoneware handle filled with a foam, preferably polyurethane foam which renders the tap handle more resilient and resistant to sharding. Ideally, polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate foam is inje

An apparatus is disclosed for a tap handle for beverage dispensing comprising a ceramic, porcelain, or stoneware handle filled with a foam, preferably polyurethane foam which renders the tap handle more resilient and resistant to sharding. Ideally, polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate foam is injected into a tap handle shell in liquid form, which solidifies and is capped with a glue, an internally threaded cap, and a protective plastic cap.

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What is claimed is: 1. An improved tap handle for use with a beverage dispensing apparatus comprising: (a) a hollow shell having at least one open end; (b) a hardened foam disposed within said shell; and (c) said foam adheres to and reinforces said shell; wherein said shell has a porous interior su

What is claimed is: 1. An improved tap handle for use with a beverage dispensing apparatus comprising: (a) a hollow shell having at least one open end; (b) a hardened foam disposed within said shell; and (c) said foam adheres to and reinforces said shell; wherein said shell has a porous interior surface and said foam adheres to said porous interior surface. 2. A tap handle according to claim 1, wherein said shell is comprised, at least in part, of ceramic material. 3. A tap handle according to claim 2, wherein said ceramic material is stoneware. 4. A tap handle according to claim 2, wherein said ceramic material is porcelain. 5. A tap handle according to claim 1, wherein said shell is comprised, at least in part, of plastic. 6. A tap handle according to claim 1, wherein said shell is comprised, at least in part, of resin. 7. A tap handle according to claim 1, wherein said shell is comprised, at least in part, of wood. 8. A tap handle according to claim 1 additionally comprising a layer of glue or epoxy disposed inside said shell proximate to an open end between said foam and said open end. 9. A tap handle according to claim 8 additionally comprising an annular ferrule having internal threads and a top and bottom and being disposed in said interior of said shell, said bottom abutting said glue or epoxy. 10. A tap handle according to claim 1 wherein said foam is polyurethane foam. 11. A tap handle according to claim 1 wherein said foam is polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate foam. 12. A tap handle according to claim 1, wherein said shell has an interior surface and said foam adheres to said interior surface. 13. An improved tap handle for use with a beverage dispensing apparatus comprising: (a) a hollow shell having at least one open end; (b) a hardened foam disposed within said shell; (c) said foam adheres to and reinforces said shell; and (d) a layer of glue or epoxy disposed inside said shell proximate to an open end between said foam and said open end. 14. A tap handle according to claim 13, wherein said shell is comprised, at least in part, of ceramic material. 15. A tap handle according to claim 14, wherein said ceramic material is stoneware. 16. A tap handle according to claim 14, wherein said ceramic material is porcelain. 17. A tap handle according to claim 13, wherein said shell is comprised, at least in part, of plastic. 18. A tap handle according to claim 13, wherein said shell is comprised, at least in part, of resin. 19. A tap handle according to claim 13, wherein said shell is comprised, at least in part, of wood. 20. A tap handle according to claim 13 additionally comprising an annular ferrule having internal threads and a top and bottom and being disposed in said interior of said shell, said bottom abutting said glue or epoxy. 21. A tap handle according to claim 13 wherein said foam is polyurethane foam. 22. A tap handle according to claim 13 wherein said foam is polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate foam. 23. A tap handle according to claim 13, wherein said shell has an interior surface and said foam adheres to said interior surface.