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Apparatus for dispensing free-flowing material

US7021504B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2003
Grant dateApr 4, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04C13/002
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for dispensing a free-flowing material comprising a container for receiving the material, a pump connected to the container for conveying the material to a port from which free-flowing material can be dispensed. The pump includes at least one rotatable pump element and a rotatable drive shaft coupled to the pump element, a drive motor, and a coupling attached between the drive shaft and the drive motor. The coupling is radially detachable from the drive shaft.

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