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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Harry Edward Wing, Midland, MI (US);
Donald Earl Hale, Jr., Sanford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Harry Edward Wing, Midland, MI (US);
Donald Earl Hale, Jr., Sanford, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Delfield Company, LLC, Mt. Pleasant, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/04 (2006.01); F04B 53/06 (2006.01); F04B 47/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/04 (2013.01); F04B 53/06 (2013.01); F04B 47/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A product delivery mechanism for a beverage dispensing system that dispenses flavor/ingredients and ice into a serving cup for mixing and/or blending. The product delivery system includes a gas operated pump for moving the flavor/ingredients from a product source to a dispensing nozzle above the serving cup. A gas restrictor is connected to an exhaust port of the pump to regulate gas flow rate and product flow rate so as to prevent splashing at the cup while operating the pump well within its rated pressure limits.