Patent ID: 8215124
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for making and dispensing frozen aerated products comprising: a rotating horizontal freeze plate comprising an upper surface for receiving a chilled aerated mix thereon; a scraper for scraping frozen aerated mix off of the rotating freeze plate, the scraper forming a channel for the collection of scraped, frozen and aerated mix; a plow for pushing the mix through the channel towards a cup held by a cup-holder of a cup-lifter mechanism disposed at an end of the channel; the cup-lifter mechanism comprising a frame with an opening in alignment with the channel, the cup-holder including a rear end and a front end, the rear end being disposed between the frame and the front end, the rear end being coupled to a motor, the cup-holder being coupled to a door that covers the opening when the cup-lifter mechanism is in a first position, the door being movable to a second position above the opening with the cup-holder pivoted upward in alignment with and covering the opening with a cup when a cup is received in the cup-holder.