Patent ID: 7857166

Claim:
A method for quickly and accurately changing measured dispensing volumes of an edible particulate comprising: providing an edible particulate feeder having a first rotary receiving drum and a rotary dispensing drum, the first rotary receiving drum having a plurality of first receiving apertures defining a plurality of first receiving aperture rows, each first receiving aperture having a first selected receiving volume, the first rotary receiving drum rotating to dispense the first selected volume of an edible particulate from each first receiving aperture into a corresponding dispensing aperture on the rotary dispensing drum; and replacing the first rotary receiving drum with a second rotary receiving drum, the second rotary drum having a plurality of second receiving apertures defining a plurality of second receiving aperture rows, each second receiving aperture having a second selected receiving volume, the second rotary receiving drum rotating to dispense the second selected volume of the edible particulate from each second receiving aperture into corresponding dispensing apertures on the rotary dispensing drum.