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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Khs Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Inventor:
Scott Veix, Bradenton, FL (US);
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/20 (2006.01); B65D 90/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 90/64 (2013.01); F16K 1/2014 (2013.01); F16K 1/2021 (2013.01); B65D 2588/54 (2013.01); B65D 2590/662 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gate assembly for a bulk feeder includes a gate housing and a plurality of paddles. The gate housing defines a product feed path therein extending between intake and dispensing ends. The plurality of paddles are mounted to the gate housing and pivotable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the product feed path is blocked by the plurality of paddles, and unblocked in the open position. In the closed position, the plurality of paddles collectively forms a polyhedron, open facing the intake end and tapering to a closed apex toward the dispensing end.