Patent ID: 8109113

Claim:
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 spreader body for distributing the chilled aerated mix on the rotating freeze plate, the spreader body comprising a spreader edge that extends radially across at least a portion of the upper surface of the freeze plate, the spreading edge comprising at least one support for supporting the spreading edge above the upper surface of the freeze plate by a gap that defines a height of the distributed chilled aerated mix; a scraper for scraping frozen aerated mix off of the rotating freeze plate, the scraper comprising a scraper blade with a leading edge that extends radially across the portion of the freeze plate and that engages the upper surface of the freeze plate and is directed opposite a direction of travel of the freeze plate, the scraper further comprising a body that, with the scraper blade, forms a channel for the collection of scraped, frozen and aerated mix, the channel extending across the portion of the upper surface of the freeze plate and being defined by the scraper blade and a curved inverted u-shaped wall that extends from the scraper blade to a distal edge disposed above the freeze plate a plow for pushing the scraped, frozen and aerated mix through the channel towards a cup held by a cup lifter disposed at an end of the channel.