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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2007
James Faller, Williamsville, NY (US);
Christopher V. Tirone, East Aurora, NY (US);
Avery Wilson, Middle Sackville, CA (US);
Gregory Erman, Head of Chezzetcook, CA (US);
David Ricker, Fall River, CA (US);
James Faller, Williamsville, NY (US);
Christopher V. Tirone, East Aurora, NY (US);
Avery Wilson, Middle Sackville, CA (US);
Gregory Erman, Head of Chezzetcook, CA (US);
David Ricker, Fall River, CA (US);
Rich Products Corporation, Buffalo, NY (US);
Abstract
A topping dispenser for dispensing portions of chilled topping onto beverages and desserts comprises a housing having a drawer that includes a product compartment and an adjacent drive compartment separated by a partition. The product compartment is adapted to receive a bag containing topping, and houses a vertically displaceable pressure member, such as a roller, to roll down along one side of the bag opposite a pressure surface on the other side of the bag to squeeze contents of the bag out through a bottom dispensing valve assembly to direct product into a waiting container. The roller is advanced downward in predetermined increments by a motor-driven carriage assembly in the drive compartment that may be actuated by a push button on the housing. The dispensing valve assembly holds a pressure-actuated valve that closes automatically to cleanly cut off a dispensed ribbon of topping and is configured to impart a decorative appearance to the dispensed ribbon. An alternative embodiment uses a piston and cylinder to force product from the bag.