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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1990
John D Patton, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Elwood Whitney, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus wherein an upper housing fixedly secures an aligned series of dispensing tubes. The dispensing tubes include an upper opaque portion overlying a conical lower transparent portion. The upper portion includes a first valve to dispense food components into the lower portion, with the lower portion including a second valve tube to permit directing of the food onto individual plates by patrons of the apparatus. The organization includes a catch tray underlying a support grid to contain food components having fallen through the support grid. The invention may further include a modified dispensing tube housing defining an enclosed conduit operably associated to an air conditioning duct to provide cooling and chilling of food components contained within the dispensing tubes.