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Ice cream scoops and methods of manufacturing

US8814554B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. · US

Inventors

Mark V. LeGreve · Two Rivers, US
Dake Wang · Yangquan, CN
Michael C. Hollen · Manitowoc, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2013
Grant date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49993
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An ice cream scoop includes a head configured to scoop frozen food product, a handle extending from the head to an end, the handle including an internal cavity with the end open to the internal cavity, a heat transfer fluid contained in the internal cavity and in thermal communication with the head, an end cap that closes the end of the handle, a gasket disposed between the end cap and the handle to seal the internal cavity, and a pin that secures the end cap to the handle.

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