Ice cream vending machine

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2004-06-16

2008-11-11

Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)

Dispensing

With heating or cooling means

Cooling only

C222S002000, C222S095000, C222S096000, C062S136000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07448516

ABSTRACT:
A soft serve ice cream vending machine is disclosed. The vending machine includes a machine cabinet; a door pivotably connected to he machine cabinet; the door including a cup dispensing slot and an ice cream dispensing slot; a product dispensing button connected to the door; a cup dispenser adapted to dispense a cup and connected to the door; a money acceptor connected to the door; a flexible product container connected to a freezer engine adapted to receive a product, the freezer engine having an outlet proximate to the ice cream dispensing slot; a venturi air valve connected to the freezer engine; a spigot control device connected to the freezer engine and to the product dispensing button, whereby upon engagement of the product dispensing button the spigot control device engages the freezer engine for a predetermined period of time.

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