Variegated soft ice cream dispensing apparatus
OwnerWilliam B. Seymourinventor
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Abstract
A variegated soft ice cream dispensing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises and/or is used with a variegated ice cream freezer. A syrup dispensing apparatus is further provided and comprises reservoirs for a plurality of different types of syrups. A multi-channel pump is operative to direct a selected syrup or a selected combination of syrups from the reservoirs to a syrup nozzle head mounted in proximity to the outlet nozzle of the soft ice cream freezer. The syrup nozzle head comprises a plurality of nipples extending into the flow of soft ice cream. The flavor of the variegation and/or the degree of variegation can be altered in accordance with the customer's choice.
Claims7
A syrup dispensing apparatus for mounting to a soft ice cream freezer apparatus for producing a variegated ice cream product of the type having one or more syrup flavors combined in an ice cream with a marble-like appearance, said soft ice cream freezer apparatus comprising a dispensing nozzle and actuator means for selectively starting and stopping a flow of soft ice cream through the dispensing nozzle, said syrup dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of syrup reservoirs for storing respective ones of a plurality of different flavors of syrup therein;
- a multi-channel pump in communication with each of said plurality of syrup reservoirs and operative to selectively pump syrup from selected ones of said syrup reservoirs;
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- a syrup nozzle head mountable to the dispensing nozzle of the soft ice cream freezer, said syrup nozzle head comprising a mounting collar having means for fixedly engaging the dispensing nozzle of the soft ice cream freezer, an annular inlet collar having a through aperture through which soft ice cream from the dispensing nozzle of the soft ice cream freezer is flowable, said annular inlet collar further having a plurality of nipples spaced circumferentially around and extending generally radially into the through aperture, said nipples being in communication with said multi-channel pump such that said pump is operative to direct selected flavors of syrup from said reservoirs into said nipples at a plurality of locations circumferentially around and into a flow of soft ice cream directed through the through aperture of said syrup nozzle head for creating a variegated soft ice cream product, whereby the type of variegated soft ice cream produced can be changed by selecting the reservoirs from which the multi-channel pump will pump the syrup.
A variegated soft ice dispensing apparatus for producing a variegated ice cream product of the type having one or more syrup flavors combined in an ice cream with a marble-like appearance, comprising:
- a soft ice cream freezer apparatus for making and dispensing a flow of soft ice cream, including a dispensing nozzle and actuator means for selectively starting and stopping a flow of soft ice cream through said dispensing nozzle;
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- a syrup dispensing apparatus including:
- (1) a plurality of syrup reservoirs for storing respective ones of a plurality of different flavors of syrup therein;
- (2) a multi-channel pump in communication with each of said plurality of syrup reservoirs and operative to selectively pump syrup from selected ones of said syrup reservoirs;
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- (3) a syrup nozzle head mountable to the dispensing nozzle of the soft ice cream freezer, said syrup nozzle head comprising a mounting collar having means for fixedly engaging the dispensing nozzle of the soft ice cream freezer, an annular inlet collar having a through aperture through which soft ice cream from the dispensing nozzle of the soft ice cream freezer is flowable, said annular inlet collar further having a plurality of nipples spaced circumferentially around and extending generally radially into the through aperture, said nipples being in communication with said multi-channel pump such that said pump is operative to direct selected flavors of syrup from said reservoirs into said nipples at a plurality of locations circumferentially around and into a flow of soft ice cream directed through the through aperture of said syrup nozzle head for creating a variegated soft ice cream product,
- whereby the type of variegated soft ice cream produced by said apparatus can be changed by selecting the reservoirs from which the multi-channel pump will pump the syrup.
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