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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Taylor Commercial Foodservice, Llc, Rockton, IL (US);
Inventor:
James J. Minard, Roscoe, IL (US);
Assignee:
TAYLOR COMMERCIAL FOODSERVICE, LLC, Rockton, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/00 (2006.01); A23G 9/28 (2006.01); A23G 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 9/28 (2013.01); A23G 9/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A food product valve for a container of a food product dispensing machine includes a body and a resiliently flexible member. The body defines a flow passage extending along a centerline, and includes a circumferentially continuous face for sealing contact with the container and an end portion that defines a seat. The resiliently flexible member is sealably disposed in the seat and includes a self-sealing piercing constructed and arranged to open for communication with the flow passage upon a force directed in a radially outward direction.