US Patent:
20210068419, Mar 11, 2021
Inventors:
- Cleveland OH, US
Gary Stephan - Cleveland OH, US
Richard Klink - Cleveland OH, US
Marc Vitantonio - Cleveland OH, US
Jason Ertel - Cleveland OH, US
David Pehar - Cleveland OH, US
Robert Vystrcil - Cleveland OH, US
Brad Briscoe - Cleveland OH, US
Mark Cipolla - Cleveland OH, US
Donald Fuchs - Cleveland OH, US
Ben Parker - Cleveland OH, US
William Sebastian - Cleveland OH, US
Alexander Velet - Cleveland OH, US
International Classification:
A23G 9/28
Abstract:
A machine for dispensing an individual portion of a frozen dessert may include a cartridge cart having walls forming a cavity having a longitudinal central axis and configured to accommodate a cartridge. The cartridge may include a tube having first and second ends, a nozzle disposed at the first end, and a piston disposed between the nozzle and the second end and configured to slidably move along the tube. The individual portion of the frozen dessert may be contained within the tube between the nozzle and the piston. The machine may also include a plunger, a drive source operably coupled to the plunger and configured to drive the plunger along the central axis, and a support configured to support the first end of the cartridge such that actuating the drive source causes the individual portion of frozen dessert to dispense through the nozzle.