Frozen confection machine having simultaneous dispensing of two flavors with clog inhibiting mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8496141
APP PUB NO 20110006079A1
SERIAL NO

12499398

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A frozen beverage freezer machine is provided with two side-by-side freezer cylinders containing different flowable frozen beverage products. Draw valves are provided to draw the beverages separately for dispensing separately from the two beverage freezer cylinders. An additional draw valve, generally centered relative to the freezer cylinders, is provided to draw beverages from the two cylinders simultaneously for dispensing a mix of the two beverages. Clog breaker blades are coupled to the center draw valve assembly to inhibit clogging of passageways from the frozen beverage cylinders to the center valve, to facilitate reliable flow and mixing of the two beverages when the center valve is opened to dispense the mix into a user's receiver cup.

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H C DUKE & SON LLC2116 8TH AVENUE EAST MOLINE IL 61244

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McKay, Sean A Hampton, US 1 27
Quandt, James A East Moline, US 5 36

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