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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1996
David F Ford, Springfield, IL (US);
Daniel R Ephraim, Glencoe, IL (US);
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A dispensing control assembly for use with a grinding apparatus to controllably dispense coffee beans therethrough. The grinding apparatus includes a hopper in gravity feed relationship with the dispensing control assembly and a grinder positioned below the dispensing control assembly for grinding material dispensed therethrough. The dispensing control assembly includes a slide plate retained between the hopper and the grinder for selective movement between an open and a closed position. A moving mechanism is provided and coupled to the slide plate for moving the slide plate between the open position and the closed position. A baffle is also provided which extends over a portion of the slide plate facing the hopper with the baffle creating a void therebelow to facilitate movement of the slide plate into the closed position and avoid trapping coffee beans.