Commercial confection mixer apparatus
OwnerJohn HUGHES, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A mixing apparatus may include a bowl defining at least one bowl opening for contents of the bowl to exit therefrom, and a valve assembly configured to selectively attach to the bowl at the bowl opening and including at least one base portion defining a base opening and configured to selectively receive a seal portion, the seal portion being movable between open and close positions, wherein in the open position, the base opening is unobstructed allowing contents of the bowl exit the bowl via the base opening, and in the closed position, the seal portion blocks the base opening preventing contents from exiting the bowl.
Claims16
A mixing apparatus, comprising:
- a bowl defining at least one bowl opening towards a base of the bowl for contents of the bowl to exit therefrom;
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- a valve assembly configured to selectively attach to the bowl at the bowl opening and including at least one base portion defining a base opening and configured to selectively receive a seal portion, the seal portion being movable between open and closed positions, wherein in the open position, the base opening is unobstructed allowing the contents of the bowl to exit the bowl via the base opening, and in the closed position, the seal portion blocks the base opening preventing the contents from exiting the bowl.
A valve assembly configured to selectively attach to a mixing bowl, comprising:
- a base portion defining a base opening configured to align in an installed state with an opening towards a base of the mixing bowl;
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- a seal portion configured to be movable between open and close positions, wherein in the open position, the base opening is unobstructed allowing contents of the bowl to exit the bowl via the base opening, and in the closed position, the seal portion blocks the base opening preventing the contents from exiting the bowl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.