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US 5,823,392 AGranted
Yogurt/ cereal grain mixture dispensing machine
AssigneePaquetes Especiales S.R.L.
InventorCarlos Cano Madico
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Abstract
A device for filling cups with yogurt and a portion of corn flakes, kiwicha or similar product, wherein portions of two flavors of yogurt are and measured portions of the selected yogurt and solid food product are dispensed into a cup by the operator.
Claims7
A stand-alone dispenser apparatus for the storage and controlled dispensing of both flowable and granular edible products which comprises an upright housing that defines a front side, a rear side and opposite left and right sides and which includes an upwardly open upper section, a middle section and a lower section,
- said middle section defining a shelf at said front side of said housing on which a food container can be positioned, and
- said upwardly open upper section defining first, second and third parallel compartments which extend from said rear side to said front side of said housing, and including a first flowable product receptacle which is positioned in said first compartment, said first flowable product receptacle including a dispensing means located above said shelf for dispensing a first flowable product into a food container located therebelow;
- a second flowable product receptacle which is positioned in said second compartment, said second flowable product receptacle including a dispensing means located above said shelf;
- and a granular product delivery means located in said third compartment, said granular product delivery means including a vertically-oriented funnel hopper, a horizontally-slidable plate with a bore located beneath the funnel hopper and an operating means for sliding said plate so that said bore can be reciprocally displaced from beneath said funnel hopper to above said shelf to deliver a controlled volume of granular product from said funnel to a food container located on or above said shelf.
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