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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1995
Peter Chaikowsky, Kentwood, MI (US);
Rowe International, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A popcorn vending apparatus according to the invention includes a cup dispenser for dispensing a cup in an area accessible by a purchaser, a cooker assembly for cooking corn kernels and dispensing the cooked kernels to a cup in the purchaser accessible area, and a corn dispenser for dispensing a measured quantity of corn to the cooker. The dispenser includes a hopper and a transporting mechanism for transporting measured quantities of corn from the hopper to the cooker. The transport mechanism includes a tubular member and a rotatable open spiral in the tubular member. The transporting mechanism includes a precision drive which is capable of rotating the open spiral a predetermined number of revolutions. There is also a flavor dispenser for dispensing flavoring in a cup in the purchaser accessible area. The flavor dispenser includes a dispensing head and a support for moving the head over a cup in the dispensing area.
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