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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2018
Cryovac, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Stephen F. Compton, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Joe Milton Bowen, Anderson, SC (US);
Steven T. Calvert, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Andrew B. Carrouth, Woodruff, SC (US);
Timothy G. Caudle, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David L. Ackerman, Greenville, SC (US);
Howard Dean Conner, Mauldin, SC (US);
Hubert J. Cook, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Csaba Frank Kiss, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Andrew W. Moehlenbrock, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Cryovac, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a dispensing system for dispensing a packaged product, e.g. a condiment, onto one or more areas. A package including a pouch having the product therein cooperates with a dispensing gun to dispense a dose of product. In various aspects the invention includes a packaging system that includes a container and a flexible package; a package with a frangible seal, the package including a flexible pouch; a dispensing assembly for dispensing a product from the package; a dispensing gun system; a method of making a package; and a method of dispensing a product. The packaging system includes a container such as a rigid sleeve, and a flexible pouch positioned within the container interior, and also includes a valve that enables the product to exit the pouch interior and be dispensed. An optional diffuser coordinates with the valve to dispense product from one or more product outlets.