Apparatus and method for dispensing defined portions of ice cream, or the like
CA 2118251 A1 · Owner: Zevlakis, John M. · Inventors: Zevlakis, John M.
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The apparatus and method disclosed herein relates to an automatic dispenser for dispensing portions of a product such as ice cream from a supply (202) comprising a coiled tubular casing (15) in which the ice cream (10) is encased. The end of the casing is fed into the apparatus and, as the apparatus operates moves through , to the exit. The casing with its encased ice cream is pulled through the apparatus and pinched at uniform intervals by a first pinching mechanism (20 and 20') following which utilizing a second , pinching mechanism (30 and 30') the casing with its encased ice , cream is further pinched to the thickness of only the casing at the same uniform intervals. The casing with …
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- Filed April 15, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 15, 2013.
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