Patent ID: 8887522

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing a food product, particularly a refrigerated fluid or paste product, the apparatus comprising: a reservoir comprising a reservoir interior; a cooling device arranged in said reservoir interior; a mixing device arranged in said reservoir interior; a dispensing device arranged adjacent to said reservoir; an obturator element comprising a longitudinal axis, said obturator element being connected to said dispensing device, said dispensing device comprising an upper surface, an appendage and a lower surface, said upper surface, said appendage and said lower surface being integrally connected, said appendage being located at a radially spaced location from said upper surface and said lower surface with respect to said longitudinal axis, at least said appendage defining a chamber, said chamber being in communication with said reservoir, said chamber defining a space in which the food product can flow; a tubular body connected to said upper surface, said tubular body receiving at least a portion of said obturator element; a tubular portion extending from said lower surface, below said appendage, to define a channel through which the food product is dispensed.