Apparatus for dispensing food products
US6722871B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G9/28
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention includes a device for dispensing food products such as ice cream, yogurt, sherbet, sorbet, whipped topping, cheesecake filling, pudding and the like comprising a scoop having a channel portion with a tapered, semi-circular cross section along a curved axis. The scoop is designed to be mounted on or adjacent to a container of food product and to extend substantially across one half of the opening of the container. The scoop may be mounted to the container with the smaller cross-sectional area mounted adjacent to the sidewall of the container and with the larger cross-sectional area mounted proximate the center of the container. Alternatively, the scoop may be mounted with the larger cross-sectional area adjacent the sidewall and with the smaller cross-sectional area mounted proximate the center of the container. The cross-sectional area of the channel portion in either case is tapered from end to end. The channel has a leading edge and a trailing edge, one of which extends outwardly more than the other to engage and scoop product from the container into the channel portion during relative movement between the scoop and the container. The scoop is moved or rotat…
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