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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Gehl Foods, Llc, Germantown, WI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Sowieja, Richfield, WI (US);
Michael Gehl, Germantown, WI (US);
Christoph Albiez, Esslingen, DE;
Paul Hatch, Chicago, IL (US);
Thomas Mitchell, Chicago, IL (US);
David Mucci, Chicago, IL (US);
Anders Olof Rostlund, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Gehl Foods, LLC, Germantown, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/18 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/14 (2006.01); B67B 7/00 (2006.01); B67B 7/86 (2006.01); A47G 19/12 (2006.01); A47G 19/22 (2006.01); B67D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/183 (2013.01); B67B 7/24 (2013.01); B67B 7/28 (2013.01); B67D 1/0895 (2013.01); B67D 1/1405 (2013.01); A47G 19/127 (2013.01); A47G 19/2255 (2013.01); A47G 2019/122 (2013.01); B67B 7/26 (2013.01); B67D 1/10 (2013.01);
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.