Food flavoring apparatus
OwnerDominique Leeinventor
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Abstract
A flavoring apparatus for flavoring each of a plurality of popped popcorn is provided. The flavoring apparatus may include a delivery apparatus and control mechanism that selectively steers the plurality of popped popcorn to a conveyor belt housed in the flavoring apparatus. A plurality of spaced-apart cutout recess along an outward facing surface of the conveyor belt are adapted to temporarily retain the conveyed popped popcorn in a spaced-apart arrangement. A plurality of spray nozzles may be positioned adjacent to cutout recesses so as to spray a liquid flavoring onto each of the plurality of spaced-apart popcorn from various spray angles as the popcorn is conveyed to a receptacle.
Claims8
A device, comprising:
- a housing defining a flavoring enclosure, the housing having an inlet and a dispensing point;
- a conveyor belt housed in the flavoring enclosure;
- a plurality of spaced-apart recesses provided along an outward facing surface of the conveyor belt, wherein each recess is dimensioned and adapted to retain one popped popcorn therein;
- a pivotable steering member attached to an inner surface of the housing at an attachment point downward of the inlet for selectively directing popped popcorn descending therethrough;
- a plurality of spaced apart spray nozzles for spraying popped popcorn operatively associated with the conveyor belt, each spray nozzle attached along an inner surface of the housing so as to be generally co-planar with the attachment point;
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- a user interface operatively associated with the plurality of spaced apart spray nozzles and the pivotable steering member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.