Device for flavoring lightweight food products
OwnerJeffery Allen Habenichtinventor
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Abstract
A food product flavoring apparatus is provided. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a removable container configured to contain a flavor target, a means for agitating the flavor target, and a housing. The housing is configured to receive the agitated flavor target when the removable container is adjacent the housing such that the container opening is aligned with the housing opening. The apparatus further includes a means for applying a flavoring agent to the agitated flavor target a means for removing substantially all residual flavoring agent from the housing after the flavor target has been flavored. A method of applying a flavoring agent to a flavor target is also provided.
Claims18
A method of applying a flavoring agent to a flavor target, the method comprising:
- positioning a removable container on a support structure of a food product flavoring apparatus;
- providing a flavor target in the removable container;
- introducing airflow into the removable container to agitate the flavor target, causing the agitated flavor target to enter a housing of the food product flavoring apparatus, the housing being positioned above the removable container when positioned on the support structure;
- applying a flavoring agent to the agitated flavor target;
- ceasing airflow causing the flavor target to settle back into the removable container;
- removing the removable container from the support structure of the food product flavoring apparatus;
- and
- removing residual flavoring agent from at least a portion of the housing.
A method of applying a flavoring agent to a flavor target, the method comprising:
- positioning a removable container on a support structure of a food product flavoring apparatus;
- providing a flavor target in the removable container;
- introducing airflow into the removable container to agitate the flavor target, causing the agitated flavor target to enter a housing of the food product flavoring apparatus, the housing being positioned above the removable container when positioned on the support structure;
- ceasing airflow causing the flavor target to settle back into the removable container;
- removing the removable container from the support structure of the food product flavoring apparatus;
- and
- applying a flavoring agent to the flavor target,
- wherein the airflow is introduced into the removable container via at least one one-way valve in the removable container.
A method of applying a flavoring agent to a flavor target, the method comprising:
- positioning a removable container on a seat of a support structure of a support structure of a food product flavoring apparatus;
- providing a flavor target in the removable container;
- introducing airflow into the removable container to agitate the flavor target, causing the agitated flavor target to enter a housing of the food product flavoring apparatus, the housing being positioned above the removable container when positioned on the support structure;
- applying a flavoring agent to the flavor target;
- and
- ceasing airflow causing the flavor target to settle back into the removable container;
- and
- removing the removable container from the support structure of the food product flavoring apparatus.
A method of applying a flavoring agent to a flavor target, the method comprising:
- positioning a removable container on a support structure of a food product flavoring apparatus;
- providing a flavor target in the removable container;
- sealingly engaging an open upper end of the removable container to a lower end of a housing, the housing being positioned above the removable container when positioned on the support structure;
- introducing airflow into the removable container to agitate the flavor target, causing the agitated flavor target to enter a housing;
- applying a flavoring agent to the flavor target;
- ceasing airflow causing the flavor target to settle back into the removable container;
- and
- removing the removable container from the support structure of the food product flavoring apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.