Patent ID: 7261537
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A forced hot air ice cream scoop for facilitating the removal of ice cream from a container, comprising: a handle portion having a first end and a distal end; an air passageway inlet and outlet proximate the first end of the handle portion; a body having a ladle disposed on the distal end of the handle portion; an air passageway extending from the inlet of the handle portion to the ladle and back to the outlet of the handle portion, wherein the passageway is in fluid connection with the inlet and the outlet; and a heater including: a heating element for generating heat; a blower for distributing the heat as hot air; a hot air outlet, coupled to said inlet of the handle portion of the ice cream scoop when said handle is inserted in a handle receiving port of said heater; and a hot air return inlet, coupled to said outlet of the handle of said ice cream scoop when said handle is inserted in said handle receiving port of said heater, said heater inlet, outlet, and handle inlet and outlet forming a hot air passageway for allowing hot air to flow through the passageway, thereby heating the ladle.