Patent ID: 7914199
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for fabricating a frozen food product, the apparatus comprising: a cold plate including a cooling mechanism, wherein the cold plate is viewable by a customer during operation of the apparatus to fabricate the frozen food product; at least one base-mix container containing a base mix for the frozen food product; a plurality of flavor containers, each containing a flavor; a plurality of dedicated-flavor conduits, each dedicated-flavor conduit extending from one of the flavor containers and providing a passage for the flavor to flow from the flavor container; a flavor block coupled with the dedicated-flavor conduits and configured to receive flavors flowing from the dedicated-flavor conduits; a common flavor conduit coupled with the flavor block and configured to enable a selected flavor to flow from one of the dedicated-flavor conduits through the flavor block into the common flavor conduit; and a turbulence tube in fluid communication with the base-mix container for the flow of the base mix from the base-mix container through the turbulence tube, wherein the turbulence tube defines an inner passage and includes: