Frozen food appliance
View Patent ↗A frozen food appliance for making and dispensing frozen food products comprising a base, a removable container adapted to be chilled in a conventional freezer and then replaced into the base, a dispensing nozzle and associated control lever, an automatic scraper, auger and paddle for delivering frozen food product from the container and out of the dispensing spout, and a toppings dispenser for automatically delivering toppings to the frozen food product while or after the frozen food product is being dispensed.
1. A frozen food appliance comprising:
a housing;
a removable container within said housing;
a frozen food dispensing mechanism for dispensing frozen food; and
a toppings dispenser for dispensing toppings,
wherein said frozen foods dispensing mechanism comprises:
a rotating blade for loosening said frozen food from said removable container;
a dispensing nozzle for dispensing said frozen food; and
an auger for directing said frozen food toward said dispensing nozzle, and
wherein said rotating blade further comprises:
a scraper for scraping said frozen food from the sides of said removable container; and
a diverter for directing said frozen food toward said auger.
2. A frozen food appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said frozen food dispensing mechanism further comprises a paddle to break up said frozen food within said removable container.
3. A frozen food appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising a dispensing lever for activating said dispensing nozzle.
4. A frozen food appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said blade and said auger rotate at different speeds.
5. A frozen food appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said toppings dispenser is removably connected to said housing.
6. A frozen food appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said toppings dispenser further comprises a dispenser housing to hold toppings and a removable lid to enable a user to fill said toppings dispenser with toppings.
7. A frozen food appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said removable container comprises an inner portion and an outer portion.
8. A frozen food appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising a chute to direct said toppings toward said dispensing nozzle.
9. A frozen food appliance comprising:
a housing;
a removable container within said housing;
a frozen food dispensing mechanism for dispensing frozen food; and
a toppings dispenser for dispensing toppings, wherein said toppings dispenser further comprises
a dispenser housing to hold toppings,
a removable lid to enable a user to fill said toppings dispenser with toppings, and
a sliding tab to enable a user to selectively transfer said toppings from said toppings dispenser toward said dispensing nozzle.
10. A frozen food appliance comprising:
a housing;
a removable container within said housing;
a frozen food dispensing mechanism for dispensing frozen food; and
a toppings dispenser for dispensing toppings, wherein said toppings dispenser further comprises
a dispenser housing to hold toppings,
a removable lid to enable a user to fill said toppings dispenser with toppings, and
a gear having a hole in said gear to enable toppings to pass at a generally steady rate.
11. A frozen food appliance according to claim 10 , further comprising an agitator on said gear and a flap to prevent said toppings from clumping together as they are being dispensed.
12. A frozen food appliance according to claim 11 , wherein said agitator has a sloped surface.