US 11,691,809 B2
Discharge means for dispensing apparatus
Dennis Cook, Malton (GB)
Assigned to Severfield Products & Processing Ltd
Filed by Severfield Products & Processing Ltd, Malton (GB)
Filed on May 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/326,468.
Claims priority of application No. 2106021 (GB), filed on Apr. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0340358 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 88/68 (2006.01); B65D 90/58 (2006.01); B65D 88/28 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 90/587 (2013.01) [B65D 88/28 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A discharge assembly for use in or with dispensing apparatus, said discharge assembly including:
an entry chamber for receiving material to be dispensed;
at least one discharge outlet provided in the entry chamber;
a directing member rotably mounted in the entry chamber for directing the material through the at least one discharge outlet;
at least one opening defined in or associated with the directing member for allowing the material to move from an exterior of the directing member through the at least one opening to an interior of the directing member and towards the discharge outlet when the directing member is moving;
a closure member associated with the at least one opening of the directing member, said closure member pivotably mounted, directly or indirectly, to the directing member and being arranged to move between an open position, wherein the material can move through the at least one opening of the directing member, and a closed position, wherein the material is prevented from moving through the at least one opening of the directing member; and
wherein a resilient biasing member is provided on or associated with the closure member to bias the closure member from the closed position to the open position, at least in an initial stage of opening of the closure member.