Dispenser system
US6024252A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D3/041
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dispenser system for dispensing a liquid food or drink product from a flexible pouch, wherein the system includes a housing configured and adapted for receiving a flexible pouch, a flexible pouch adapted to contain a liquid food or drink product, the pouch having a built-in dispensing tube with an inlet and an openable outlet, and a valve system adapted for engaging with the dispensing system externally between its inlet and its oulet so as to control the dispensing of liquid food or drink product from the pouch upon opening of the tube outlet. The invention is further directed to a method for dispensing a liquid food or drink product using the dispenser system and a flexible pouch for use in the system, wherein the pouch contains an aseptically filled liquid food or drink product and has a built-in dispensing tube with an inlet and an openable outlet, wherein the pouch and the dispensing tube are sterilized prior to filling.
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