Patent ID: 9295281
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A21C,A23P,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A system for selectively dispensing toppings onto topping vehicles, comprising: a first topping module receptacle comprising a first blade; a second topping module receptacle adjacent the first topping module and comprising a second blade; a conveyor configured to advance topping vehicles from an initial position to a first dispense position adjacent the first topping module receptacle and from the first dispense position to a second dispense position adjacent the second topping module receptacle; a first set of topping modules comprising a first topping module and a second topping module, the first topping module configured to transiently engage the first topping module receptacle and to dispense topping samples of a first topping type into the first topping module receptacle during a first time period, and the second topping module configured to transiently engage the second topping module receptacle and to dispense topping samples of a second topping type into the second topping module receptacle during the first time period, the first topping type and the second topping type comprising ingredients of a first menu item; a second set of topping modules comprising a third topping module and a fourth topping module, the third topping module configured to transiently engage the first topping module receptacle in replacement of the first topping module and to dispense topping samples of a third topping type into the first topping module receptacle during a second time period succeeding the first time period, and the fourth topping module configured to transiently engage the second topping module receptacle in replacement of the second topping module and to dispense topping samples of a fourth topping type into the second topping module receptacle during the second time period, the third topping type and the fourth topping type comprising ingredients of a second menu item distinct from the first menu item; and an actuator system: