Apparatus for storing and dispensing frozen comestibles

Details Apparatus for storing and dispensing frozen comestibles Apparatus for storing and dispensing frozen comestibles

1991-03-25

1992-06-16

Skaggs, H. Grant

Article dispensing

With timing or delay mechanism

221 21, 221 88, 221130, 221131, 221150R, 221192, B65G 5900, G07F 1100

Patent

active

051218542

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for storing and dispensing comestibles, such as ice cream, has a cabinet defining an interior for holding a plurality of stacked ice cream containing magazines. A refrigeration system for cooling the interior of the cabinet below the freezing point of the ice cream is connected thereto. An X-Y picker assembly is positioned in the cabinet interior to transport ice cream from the selected magazine without heating the selected ice cream container or any other ice cream containers stored therein. The ice cream is carried by the X-Y picker assembly to a dispensing opening in the cabinet from which it can be accessed by the consumer. A nonvolatile information storage device is associated with the plurality of magazines and contains product characteristic information therein related to the flavors of ice cream in the magazines. A mapping system maps switch closures from product selection switches with the product characteristic information.

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