Patent ID: 11910946
Assignee: TAYLOR COMMERCIAL FOODSERVICE, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 1:
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a cup assembly, the cup assembly comprises a cup receptacle that is fixed within the housing, the cup receptacle receives a removable cup assembly therein, wherein the unit of fruit is disposed within the cup receptacle when the removable cup is removed from the cup receptacle, wherein the lance is capable of impaling the unit of fruit when the cup is disposed within the cup receptacle, the cup assembly further comprises:
at least one gripping arm moveable between a first position configured to permit insertion or removal of the unit of fruit from the cup assembly and a second position configured to engage the unit of fruit to retain the unit of fruit within the cup assembly.