System and method for dispensing and mixing a food and beverage product
AssigneePlant Tap, LLC
InventorsWilliam D SUH, Daniel T LEWIS, Joseph Camillo SAVINO, Lennie FRIEDMAN, Shlomo Ari TOLWIN
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Abstract
An apparatus and system for dispensing a food and beverage product where a flowable product is extracted from a flexible pouch and where an opening exists through which the flowable product evacuates the flexible pouch. The opening has a lock seal that locks the flowable product within the flexible pouch when a pressure is applied to the flexible pouch. There is also a zip seal located in the opening that is configured to lock the flowable product within the flexible pouch after the lock seal has been removed when pressure is applied to the flexible pouch.
Claims20
A mixing bottle for mixing a plant-based milk, the mixing bottle comprising:
- a bottle body configured to contain the plant-based milk;
- a bottle adapter configured to connect an emulsifier unit to the bottle body;
- and
- the emulsifier unit connected to the bottle adapter, wherein the emulsifier unit comprises:
- an emulsifier adapter to connect the emulsifier unit to the bottle adapter;
- a rotor with a plurality of mixing blades configured to mix the plant-based milk;
- and
- a stator with a stator feature.
A flexible pouch for containing a flowable product, the flexible pouch comprising:
- an enclosure for containing the flowable product;
- an opening region for evacuating the flowable product out of the flexible pouch, the opening region having a lock seal;
- a zip seal located above the lock seal in the opening region;
- and wherein:
- the lock seal is configured to lock the flowable product within the enclosure;
- the zip seal is configured to lock the flowable product within the enclosure when the lock seal is removed from the flexible pouch.
A method for sealing a gusseted pouch with a flowable product, the method comprising:
- filling the gusseted pouch with the flowable product through a top opening in the gusseted pouch;
- and
- sealing the top opening of the filled gusseted pouch with a seal bar, wherein the seal bar comprises a seal bar cavity configured to imprint a nozzle shape on the filled gusseted pouch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.