Patent ID: 6016935
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
In an assembly for dispensing viscous food products such as melted cheese, mustard, ketchup, sour cream or the like, wherein a discharge tube having a distal end with an outlet for discharging viscous food products is connected to a reservoir of viscous food product:(a) a housing;(b) a peristaltic pump comprising a pump head with pressure members, said pump mounted in association with the housing so that the pump head can rotate relative to the housing, and means associated with the housing for allowing the discharge tube to be positioned to extend along the peristaltic pump head;(c) means for providing support for the reservoir of viscous food;(d) means for applying force against the discharge tube to press the discharge tube against the pressure members of the peristaltic pump head as the pressure members are rotated relative to the housing to allow viscous food product to be pumped from the said reservoir through the discharge tube, said means comprising a compression member movably mounted in association with the housing, and means for biasing the compression member against the discharge tube to press it against the pressure members of the pump head as the pump head rotates.