Patent ID: 7703636
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A47J,B65B

Abstract:
1. An automated dispensing device for dispensing a quantity of food to be cooked comprising: a freezer; a bulk storage container having an open bottom and located in the freezer for containing food to be dispensed; a conveyor located at the bottom of the bulk storage container for causing food to be dispensed out of the bulk food storage container and for dispensing a predetermined quantity of food from the open bottom of the bulk storage container into a secondary container, said conveyor for dispensing located in the freezer, and said conveyor located below said bulk storage container, said conveyor comprising a conveyor body for supporting the food to be dispensed; the conveyor body located below and cooperating with the bulk storage container to define a generally vertically disposed opening through which the predetermined quantity of food is to be dispensed into the secondary container; and means for dispensing the quantity of food from the secondary container to a location outside of the freezer.