Apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to open and discharge the contents of a packet or sachet. In some embodiments, a portable dispensing device includes a housing, an opening mechanism, and a discharging mechanism. In some configurations, the device includes a rotatable axle, a rotatable cap disposed at an end of the housing, and a roller element (coupled to the axle) that is configured to rotate with manual rotation of the rotatable cap, and a slot in the housing that permits at least a portion of the packet to advance through, wherein the slot and housing assists with pressing opposing packet walls together to discharge the contents of the packet. In some configurations, the opening mechanism also includes another housing slot where a corner of the packet may be fed and a knife element disposed to facilitate removal of the corner to thereby open the packet.

A condiment distribution apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include a condiment delivery fitment including a condiment delivery base comprising two curved exterior surfaces formed adjacent to a flat top surface, a curved condiment delivery tube having a remote end and a near end, the near end affixed to the flat top surface of the condiment delivery base, and product valve distribution means positioned within the condiment delivery base and attached to the curved condiment delivery tube enabling rotation of the curved condiment delivery tube relative to the condiment delivery base, wherein rotation of the product valve distribution means selectively inhibits or enables condiment product delivery via the curved condiment delivery tube.

The invention is directed to a dispensing device comprising a rigid container, a flexible bladder, and a rigid stopper. The container is adapted to contain a product to be dispensed. The flexible bladder is disposed below and in fluid communication with the container. The bladder comprises a top end, a sidewall extending downwardly from the top end and terminates in a spout. The bladder is in a liquid tight engagement with the container and the product contained in the container is adapted to flow into the bladder. The rigid stopper is disposed within the flexible bladder and comprises a top end, and at least one sidewall extending downwardly from the top end, and terminates in an open bottom end. The stopper comprises a plurality of through holes.

There is provided a material dispensing device that may include a first flexible hollow housing (5); a second flexible hollow housing (7), each of the first and second flexible hollow housings (5, 7) may have a proximal end (50, 70) and a distal end (51, 71); and a removable connector (6) configured to be separably connected to the proximal ends (50, 70) of the first and second flexible hollow housings (5, 7), thus defining a first compartment and a second compartment. Each of the first and second flexible hollow housings (5, 7) may have one or more slits (500, 700) in proximity to a corresponding distal end (51, 71), wherein each of the one or more slits (500, 700) may have a normally closed state and may be configured to open only when a user applies a manual lateral force to external surfaces of the first and/or second flexible hollow housings (5, 7) in proximity to a corresponding distal end (51, 71), thus allowing materials enclosed in the first and/or second compartments to pass through the one or more slits (500, 700) to the outside of such compartments.

The invention comprises a dispensing device having an elongated body, a sidewall which is elliptical in at least a portion of its cross-section, an open top end, and a dispensing bottom end. The device comprises a ratchet, ratchet support member, dial, telescoping members, and an elliptical plunger. The ratchet support member and dial each engage the ratchet to allow movement in certain directions and prevent movement in other directions, beyond a certain point. A first telescoping member is affixed to the ratchet. The exterior diameter of a second telescoping member is smaller than the interior diameter of the first telescoping member, such that the second telescoping member is configured to nest within the interior of the first telescoping member. The second telescoping member may be extended a distance through the dispenser body via rotation of the ratchet. The plunger is affixed to the telescoping member having the smallest diameter.

A station for covering a bread roll half of a bread roll with a sauce in a preparation line of a fast food restaurant, comprising: a table by which a user standing at a front side can cover a bread roll half with sauce, a container comprising the sauce and arranged over the table at a working distance from the front side and from which an outlet nozzle oriented towards the table protrudes at a vertical distance from the table, so that the bread roll half which is to be covered with sauce can be placed on the table below the outlet nozzle, and a pressure actuator that can be actuated by the user and which is designed to dispense the sauce from the container onto the bread roll half when actuated by the user.

The present invention has as an objective to improve the evacuation of a viscous liquid from a container, in particular when the viscous liquid is a condiment containing enzyme modified egg yolk. This objective has been achieved by internally coating a container with a vegetable oil containing an emulsifier having a HLB-value ranging from 1 to 12, prior to filling the coated container with the viscous liquid.

A one-way valve adapted to be provided in a pressable container from which material is ejected wherein the valve includes: two adjacent tongues extending from a circumference of the pressable container, wherein the two adjacent tongues have two states: a first state wherein the tongues are not folded on a fold line, thereby the material passes between the tongues; and a second state wherein the tongues are folded on the fold line and prevent passage of material through them; and an opening, for ejecting the material therethrough at the first state, wherein the opening is disposed above the fold line at the first state, and below the fold line at the second state.

A kit for converting a gun-type sauce dispenser to dispense flowable materials such as sauces from flexible-walled containers comprises a nose piece, a dispensing tube and a supplemental piston. The nose piece has a forward end adapted to be attached to an end stop of the sauce dispenser. An opening extends axially through the nose piece. The nosepiece is adapted to be coupled to the dispensing tube such that the dispensing tube is held axially relative to the nose piece. A top sheet of a flexible-walled container may be retained between the nose piece and the dispensing tube. The nose piece may comprise a member arranged to tension the end sheet of the container.

A touchless condiment dispensing system includes a top lid; a dispensing system housing, the top lid allowing a condiment to be loaded into the dispensing system housing; a display screen to display operational aspects of the touchless condiment dispensing system; and a tray to capture drippage or spillage of the condiment after dispensing. The touchless condiment dispensing system includes a condiment serving space, the condiment serving space between the dispending system housing and the tray, and configured to allow a user to place a dispensing cup in the condiment serving space. The touchless condiment dispensing system further includes a base assembly in which the tray rests; and/or a dispensing support housing, the dispending support housing to connect the dispensing system housing to the base assembly.