Patent ID: 6863179

Claim:
A container for containing, treating and dispensing a bun in a hot dog dispensing machine, comprising a container element having an inner cavity for accommodating a bun, an open side and a bottom located opposite to said open side, walls, and at least two projections extending from said bottom into an interior of said cavity and operative for supporting a bun accommodated in said cavity substantially in a central portion of the bun, so as to hold the bun in an unfolded condition, said at least two projections being remotely spaced from all walls of the container, located only on a longitudinal axis of symmetry, higher than any portion of the bottom on any side of said longitudinal axis of symmetry, and cone-shaped and hollow allowing the container to be engaged and centered on a transporting platform provided with a corresponding formation, for transporting the container with the bun on the transporting platform to a dispensing chamber.