Ore-ida Vended Products, Inc.

Friteco, Inc.

Rene G Mariotti

A dispenser for a product in the form of pieces or chips includes a hopper into which the product is loaded. The hopper has a discharge orifice and houses a feed screw which extends outwardly through the discharge orifice. Divergent legs are located adjacent to the hopper discharge orifice and extend in the feed direction for the product.

Dispensing means for pieces of product

A flow control valve is provided having a system of cup valves (3, 4) and a mushroom valve (6) mounted on a sliding rod (8), which valves alternately close one or more passages (5) admitting fluid in a first condition and an outlet passage (7) for the fluid in a second condition. The invention is applicable, among other things, to the feeding of a frying tank with hot oil followed by discharge of the oil cooled by the heat exchange with the foods to be fried, without a significant mixing between the hot stream and the cooled stream.

Flow control valve

The invention relates to an industrial deep-fryer adapted for cooking successive proportioned amounts of frozen foods. It comprises unique means for filling and draining off the deep-fry pan, a hermetically closed deep-fry pan, proportioning means and a cup distributor.

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St. Cloud, France

Rene G Mariotti