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A fluid dispensing valve assembly comprises a housing, a lever, a resilient member, and a seal. The housing defines a fluid dispensing port and a vent opening. The fluid dispensing valve can be operated with a single hand to dispense liquid from a container. Further, upon release of the lever, the f

A fluid dispensing valve assembly comprises a housing, a lever, a resilient member, and a seal. The housing defines a fluid dispensing port and a vent opening. The fluid dispensing valve can be operated with a single hand to dispense liquid from a container. Further, upon release of the lever, the fluid dispensing valve automatically returns to a sealed configuration, thereby preventing fluid from leaking out of the container.

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1. A fluid dispensing valve assembly comprising: a housing, the housing defining a fluid dispensing port, a vent opening, and two channels that are arranged in a facing, opposed relationship, one on either side of the fluid dispensing port;a lever extending from the housing over at least a portion o

1. A fluid dispensing valve assembly comprising: a housing, the housing defining a fluid dispensing port, a vent opening, and two channels that are arranged in a facing, opposed relationship, one on either side of the fluid dispensing port;a lever extending from the housing over at least a portion of the fluid dispensing port;an elastically deformable resilient member; anda seal comprising a guide, a base portion, a stem extending from the base portion, and a sealing arm extending from the base portion, at least a portion of the seal extending through the fluid dispensing port;at least a portion of the elastically deformable resilient member and at least a portion of the stem contacting the lever;wherein the guide is slidably disposed within one of the channels. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the lever is hingedly attached to the housing. 3. The assembly of claim 1 having an open configuration and a sealed configuration, the resilient member further comprising a sealing tab, at least a portion of the sealing tab configured to cover the vent opening when the assembly is in the sealed configuration. 4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient member comprises a dome-shaped portion and a retaining catch. 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing defines a hole through which at least a portion of the resilient member extends. 6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal comprises two guides, each guide slidably disposed within one of the two channels. 7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the portion of the stem that contacts the lever is configured to move in an arc and the guides are configured to move linearly. 8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a pair of flared grip members. 9. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the lever is connected to the seal. 10. A fluid dispensing valve assembly having a sealed configuration and a fluid flow configuration, the valve assembly comprising: a housing, the housing defining a fluid dispensing port and a vent opening;a lever extending from the housing over at least a portion of the fluid dispensing port;an elastically deformable resilient member comprising a sealing tab and a dome portion, the sealing tab sealing the vent opening when the valve assembly is in the sealed configuration; anda seal disposed within the fluid dispensing port and at least a portion of the seal contacting the sealing tab when the valve assembly is in the sealed configuration, wherein at least a portion of the dome portion contacts the lever. 11. The valve assembly of claim 10, wherein the seal comprises a base portion, a stem extending from the base portion, and a sealing arm extending from the base portion. 12. The valve assembly of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the sealing arm contacts the sealing tab when the valve assembly is in the sealed configuration. 13. The valve assembly of claim 10, wherein the lever is connected to the seal. 14. The valve assembly of claim 10, wherein the housing comprises at least one channel and the seal comprises at least one guide, the guide slidably disposed within the channel. 15. The valve assembly of claim 10, wherein the resilient member comprises a retaining catch. 16. The valve assembly of claim 10, wherein the housing comprises a cork seal and a retaining ring opposed to the cork seal. 17. The valve assembly of claim 10, wherein the lever comprises an actuator, the actuator engaging the dome portion of the resilient member.