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US 7,503,252 B2Granted
Automatic ice cream scooper
OwnerDebra S. Richmaninventor
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Abstract
An automatic ice cream scooper. A cylinder of ice cream is placed vertically within a refrigerated container on a slicer having a disc shape. The slicer includes an angled slicing blade for removing ice cream. The slicer is rotated by a motor to remove the ice cream. The slicer has an upstanding edge with the screw thread formed thereon for removing the sidewall of the ice cream container.
Claims9
An ice cream scooper comprising:
- a refrigerated cabinet for receiving a container of ice cream, said container having a tearable sidewall;
- a slicer located within the refrigerated cabinet, said slicer having a flat surface and an upstanding peripheral wall with a screw thread formed thereon;
- a motor for rotating said slicer;
- a slicing blade mounted on the flat surface of the slicer and extending at an angle for cutting into a surface of the ice cream;
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- a container remover formed by said upstanding peripheral wall and said screw thread for interacting with said sidewall of said container, for tearing and removing said sidewall at the same time that ice cream is cut by said slicing blade.
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