Methods and apparatus for chocolate dispensers
US6860788B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23P2020/253
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for dispensing chocolate. Solid chocolate is heated to its melting point within a chamber in order to form a liquid chocolate that is viscous and can flow out an opening in a nozzle at one end when pressure is exerted at another end. The chocolate dispenser is portable and has a housing or case that holds a heating chamber and a heater. The heater heats solid chocolate in the heating chamber into liquid chocolate. A nozzle is snapped or screwed into a dispensing end of the dispenser. A plunger has a piston inserted into the heating chamber to apply pressure to liquid chocolate in order for it to flow out of an opening in the nozzle. A children's playset for use with the chocolate dispenser includes a support structure to support the chocolate dispenser over a dispensing area. One embodiment of the playset includes a turn table and a tapper. A cooling tray may be included in the playset to cool the melted chocolate to its solid form.
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