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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1999
Daniel S. Quartarone, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Michael Riley, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Richard Staten, Roswell, GA (US);
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
An improved frozen carbonated beverage dispenser is provided with the beverage product including improved integrity and the apparatus including improved sanitation, product visualization, and low profile features. The dispenser includes a cylindrical auger chamber formed as a sleeve with sealed ends, within which a mixing auger (screw) is contained. The mixing auger is driven rotationally from an external source and acts to mix and transfer (pump) chilled/frozen products, such as beverage products, in the chamber. The mixing auger contains a central conduit or bore through its central axis acting as a return passage for mixed product. Product is dispensed from within the mixing chamber by use of a dispensing lever assembly.