Patent ID: 11904323
Assignee: TRADE FIXTURES, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A  F | IPC A  B  F

Claim 15:
16. A viscous food product dispensing system comprising:
a transport section having a chute inlet configured to receive a particulate food product;
an auger for processing and conveying the received particulate food product from the transport section into an outlet adapter, the auger being mechanically driven by an electric motor;
the outlet adapter comprising:
a milling device mechanically driven by the electric motor and configured to further process the particulate food product into a pressurized flow of viscous food paste, the milling device comprising a fixed grinder plate and a rotating grinder plate, wherein a portion of the auger extends through the fixed grinder plate and the auger is secured to the rotating grinder plate to rotate the rotating grinder plate with the electric motor; and
a nozzle configured to discharge the pressurized flow of viscous food paste, the nozzle comprising a valve with an opening at a proximal end thereof configured to receive the viscous food paste from the milling device wherein the valve includes a pair of opposing flap walls joined by a pair of opposing side walls, the flap walls and side walls together forming a downwardly-tapered interior passage away from the opening towards an outlet, the outlet configured to flex to an open position under force from the pressurized flow of viscous food paste through the interior passage and configured to return to a closed position upon a reduction of the pressurized flow of viscous food paste through the interior middle portion.