Dispensing – Processes of dispensing
Patent
1990-05-04
1992-04-14
Huppert, Michael S.
Dispensing
Processes of dispensing
222 56, 222 83, 222143, 222196, 99407, 414412, G01F 1100
Patent
active
051040026
ABSTRACT:
A portioning dispenser for dispensing food items from bulk item containers is disclosed in which the dispenser can open and empty a bulk container and dispense a portion of its contents. In one embodiment, a container can be slit open and tipped on a pivotable platform to spill its contents to a feeder for further distribution while retaining a stack of unopened boxes thereabove. In some embodiments, the dispenser can discard an emptied container and replace it with an unopened container moved from a container hopper. In other embodiments, a vibrating feeder is used to shake emptied items into a transfer tray for weighing and dispensing. Additionally, a method for dispensing portions of bulk food items from bulk containers is disclosed which employs several of the steps mentioned above.
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Cahlander Robert L.
Carroll David W.
Lawrence Gregory A.
Rudesill Brian R.
Derahshani Philippe
Huppert Michael S.
Restaurant Technology, Inc.
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