Patent ID: 8701323

Claim:
A rolling information display apparatus operable to rotate on a heated roller grill having at least a first coated, heated roller positioned adjacent a second coated, heated roller, the rolling information display apparatus comprising: a substantially symmetrical cylindrical and open tubular rolling member including: a first rolling surface having a first diameter and operable to roll in contact with the first coated, heated roller and the adjacent second coated, heated roller of the heated roller grill; a second rolling surface having a second diameter and operable to roll in contact with the first coated, heated roller and the adjacent second coated, heated roller of the heated roller grill; and a recessed surface of a heat resistant material having a third diameter and including information about a food item operable to be offered for sale on the heated roller grill, and the information positioned adjacent the recessed surface of the substantially symmetrical cylindrical and open tubular rolling member, wherein the recessed surface, in operation, is provided between the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface in a region of the substantially symmetrical cylindrical and open tubular rolling member, wherein the third diameter of the recessed surface is less than both the first diameter of the first rolling surface and the second diameter of the second rolling surface of the substantially symmetrical cylindrical and open tubular rolling member, wherein the first diameter of the first rolling surface and the second diameter of the second rolling surface are substantially the same, and wherein the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface of the heated roller grill are: (a) configured to roll when in contact with the first coated, heated roller of the heated roller grill and the adjacent second coated, heated roller of the heated roller grill while the first coated, heated roller and the adjacent second coated, heated roller of the heated roller grill rotate, and (b) comprised of a material that is (i) sufficiently heat resistant to avoid being damaged by contact with the first coated, heated roller and the adjacent second coated, heated roller of the heated roller grill, and (ii) operable to roll with the first coated, heated roller and the adjacent second heated roller of the heated roller grill without damage to coated surfaces of the first coated, heated roller and second coated, heated roller of the heated roller grill during operation.