Abstract: A softserve product refrigeration and dispensing machine (1) having numerous novel features to make the machine and the operation thereof more efficient; a novel supply method and apparatus provides raw product mix and gaseous matter at the proper ratios to the freezing cylinder (17) of the machine. Additionally, and also in conjunction with a novel door and product dispensing apparatus (40, 40a), the special design features enable the maintenance of a dispenser (60), beater (110), freezing chamber and other parts of the machine capable of easy flushing with a cleaning and/or sanitizing solution via the supply method and apparatus without requiring machine disassembly with no retention of the food stuffs and the like.

Abstract: A comestible freezer of the type having a freezing barrel and a rotor in the barrel. The rotor has rigid flight bars extending in helical fashion along the inner surfce of the barrel and spaced inwardly therefrom, and a scraper blade of resilient plastic material is provided with a lengthwise extending channel to receive the flight bar so that the blade conforms to the helix of the flight bar. The scraper blade has two blade portions that extend in opposite directions from the channel and resiliently engage the inner surface of the freezing barrel to scrape frozen comestible from the freezing barrel and feed the comestible lengthwise of the barrel.

Abstract: A handle assembly is disclosed for the basket of deep fat frying apparatus. The handle assembly includes a bracket mounted on the basket, and a handle unit including a handle member mounted on an attaching plate which is slidably supported by the bracket. The handle unit is removable from the bracket and positionally adjustable along the vertical length thereof. A pivotal latch on the handle unit is interengageable with keeper slots in the bracket to position the handle member relative to the bracket, and a thumb operator is provided for pivoting the latch. The latch includes a detent interengageable with a keeper slot to prevent pivotal movement of the latch when the basket is supported in suspension by the handle.

Abstract: An improved cover support and operating mechanism is disclosed for use with the cooking vessel of deep fat frying apparatus. The vessel has an opening and the cover is supported in a plane transverse to the axis of the opening by a cross bar and a pair of vertical posts which are vertically reciprocable relative to the vessel to move the cover between open and closed positions. A spring arrangement is provided for biasing the post and thus the cover toward the open position, and a hand actuable latching arrangement is provided to releaseably hold the cover in the closed position against the spring bias.