Food product dispenser and valve

US10194763B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GEHL FOODS, LLC · US

Inventors

• Michael Sowieja · Richfield, US
• Michael Gehl · Germantown, US
• Christoph Albiez · Eßlingen, DE
• Paul Hatch · Chicago, US
• Thomas O. Mitchell · Trenton, US
• David Mucci · Chicago, US
• Anders Olof Rostlund · Chicago, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 28, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D1/10
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for dispensing a flowable food product from a reservoir is provided. The system includes a fitment coupled to the reservoir and a piercing tool having a handle, a neck, and a piercing section, wherein the neck interconnects the handle with the piercing section. The piercing section is configured to create an opening in the reservoir through the fitment to enable dispensing of the flowable product.