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Food product dispenser and valve

  • US 10,194,763 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2015
  • Issued: 02/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A piercing tool for piercing a reservoir containing a flowable food product for facilitating dispensing of the flowable food product from a dispenser supporting the pierced reservoir, the piercing tool comprising:

  • a handle defining a user interface portion;

    a neck interconnected to the handle;

    a piercing section having a base coupled to the neck on a first side of the base, a wall on a second side of the base opposite the first side, and a piercing element for piercing the reservoir, wherein the wall defines a cavity; and

    a sidewall extending around the neck and handle, wherein the sidewall is raised relative to a surface of the neck and the handle to define a lip surrounding the handle and the neck.

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