US 11,756,368 B2
Bulk product dispenser
Mark E. Allegra, Brentwood, TN (US); Khalil Chmayssani, Nolensville, TN (US); Ireneusz Czapp, Reda (PL); Tomasz Robaszkiewicz, Rumia (PL); Marek Ormanin, Suchy Dwor (PL); and Brian Phillips, Smyrna, TN (US)
Assigned to FRANKE FOODSERVICE SYSTEMS, INC., Smyrna, TN (US)
Filed by Franke Foodservice Systems, Inc., Smyrna, TN (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/973,075.
Application 17/973,075 is a continuation of application No. 16/361,607, filed on Mar. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,482,066.
Prior Publication US 2023/0215237 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 11/24 (2006.01); A47F 1/035 (2006.01); G07F 11/44 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/52 (2006.01); G07F 11/50 (2006.01); G07F 11/48 (2006.01); A47J 37/12 (2006.01); A47J 47/01 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 11/24 (2013.01) [A47F 1/035 (2013.01); A47J 37/1271 (2013.01); A47J 47/01 (2013.01); G07F 11/44 (2013.01); G07F 11/48 (2013.01); G07F 11/50 (2013.01); G07F 11/52 (2013.01); G07F 17/0078 (2013.01); G07F 17/0064 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for handling bulk product, comprising:
a hopper having a drum chamber with an inner wall, and a rotatable drum positioned inside the drum chamber;
wherein the drum comprises a plurality of product compartments, at least one product compartment comprising a flexible and/or elastic membrane with a first end and a second end, further wherein the membrane at or proximate to the first end is slidingly engaged with a first interior side of the at least one product compartment, and the membrane at or proximate to the second end is fixedly attached to a second interior side of the at least one product compartment.