Patent ID: 7427194
Filing Date: 2008-09-23
Classification: A47J,H05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A thermal-conductive ice cream scooping implement for assisting a user to effectively extract ice cream from a container, said ice cream scooping implement comprising: an elongated cylindrical handle having an axial bore formed therein, said axial bore extending from a distal end of said handle and terminating approximately midway along a longitudinal length of said handle, said handle further having an end cap removably mated directly to a proximal end thereof; a scooping section linearly and removably insertable into said axial bore of said handle, said scooping section including means for locking said scooping section within said handle such that said scooping section is prohibited from moving along an x-axis and a y-axis; a heating element concentrically seated about a proximal portion of said scooping section and being in direct contact therewith, said heating element being formed from thermal-conductive and electrical-conductive material, said heating element including a pair of conductive terminals extending proximally along a longitudinal length of said heating element; and means for selectively supplying power to said heating element; wherein said terminals of said heating element are directly and continuously engaged with said power supplying means during operating and non-operating conditions; wherein said heating element has a helical-pattern disposed about a linear portion of said scooping section, said heating element having a longitudinal length extending parallel to said x-axis.