Multiple hopper grinder
US5671657A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J42/50
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dispensing control assembly for use with a grinding apparatus to controllably dispense coffee beans therethrough. The grinding apparatus includes a hopper in gravity feed relationship with the dispensing control assembly and a grinder positioned below the dispensing control assembly for grinding material dispensed therethrough. The dispensing control assembly includes a slide plate retained between the hopper and the grinder for selective movement between an open and a closed position. A moving mechanism is provided and coupled to the slide plate for moving the slide plate between the open position and the closed position. A baffle is also provided which extends over a portion of the slide plate facing the hopper with the baffle creating a void therebelow to facilitate movement of the slide plate into the closed position and avoid trapping coffee beans.
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