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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1977
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard R Epple, Glen Burnie, MD (US);
Assignee:
Maryland Cup Corporation, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ; G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2221 / ; 222368 ; 259 44 ;
Abstract
A soup dispenser is provided with a simplified but accurate volumetric trap valve and reservoir assembly that obviates the need for venting in the dispensing of hot soup and the like with or without a high solids content. The entire unit including the valve, the reservoir and motorized impeller device for maintaining soup in the reservoir in a homogeneous condition is readily disassembled for cleaning and sanitizing.