Abstract: An ice cream scoop includes a handle, a scooper coupled to an end of the handle, a scraper installed in the scooper, a link rod extended from an end of the scraper into the end of the handle, and a transmission device installed on the link rod. The ice cream scoop further includes an operating device with an end pivotally coupled to the handle, such that the operating device can be swayed between a first position and a second position with respect to the handle. The operating device further includes a driving portion coupled to the transmission device. If the operating device is swayed between the first and second positions, the link rod will be rotated, and the scraper will be moved along an internal wall of the scooper.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a food product-forming apparatus, with a movable form-body, in which the food product is formed, and a knock out cup, which executes a knock-out-movement, that removes the food product from the form-body, whereas the knock out cup comprises an at least partially permeable bottom, through which a fluid-medium can be ejected and whereas, during the knock-out movement, a fluid-medium cushion is created, at least temporarily beneath the permeable bottom. The present invention furthermore comprises a process for the production of food products.

Abstract: A launching device is described that includes a launcher and an optional snowball forming device. The launching device accepts objects, such as snowballs, and propels them through a generally cylindrical housing energy stored in elastic bands. One embodiment is an automatic launcher that includes an integrated snowball forming device. Uncompacted snow is provided to a hopper. The backwards motion of a handle compacts the snow into a ball and stores energy for launching, and the release of the handle propels the snowball.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal cycling device including: a heat exchanger body (3) having a longitudinal axis and longitudinally divided to provide at least two segments which are able to be heated to different temperatures so that said body has peripheral surfaces of different temperatures; a conduit (2) extending about said body so as to be in thermal contact with said peripheral surfaces; a first delivery device to deliver a first fluid to said conduit to cause said fluid to pass therealong and therefore change in temperature as the fluid passes said segments; and a second delivery device to deliver a second fluid to said conduit so as to flow with said first liquid and therefore also change in temperature. The fluid then leaves the device by conduit (4).

Abstract: A process for shaping a frozen confectionery product is provided, the process comprising: extruding a frozen confection from a filling means into a cavity defined by a mould block and a base; moving the mould block relative to the base; and removing the frozen confection from the cavity, characterized in that the cross-section of the base, when viewed along the direction of relative motion of the cavity and the cutting means, is not a straight line. An apparatus for performing the process is also provided.

Abstract: An ice cream scooping implement includes an elongated handle that has an axial bore extending from a handle distal end and terminates approximately midway therealong. The handle has an end cap removably mated to a proximal end thereof. A scooping section is telescopically and removably insertable into the axial bore and includes a mechanism for locking the scooping section within the handle. A heating element is concentrically seated about a proximal portion of the scooping section, is in direct contact with the scooping section, is isolated from the handle, and is formed from thermal-conductive and electrical-conductive material, including tungsten. The heating element includes a pair of conductive terminals that extend proximally along a longitudinal length thereof. A mechanism is included for supplying power to the heating element. The terminals are directly engaged with the power supplying mechanism.

Abstract: A slurry for molding an article is provided wherein a source powder including at least one of a ceramic powder and a metal powder is dispersed, introduced into a forming mold, cured in the forming mold to form the molded article, and at least a part of the forming mold is degraded or dissolved in releasing the molded article from the forming mold. The major components of the slurry include the source powder, a dispersion medium and a gellifying agent, wherein the dispersion medium and the gellifying agent each contain an organic compound having a reactive functional group such that the slurry is cured by a reaction between the organic compound in the dispersion medium and the organic compound in the gellifying agent.

Abstract: A fixed mold (10) has engaging pins (17) projecting towards a movable mold (20). Each engaging pin (17) includes a shaft (17A) and a large-diameter portion (17C) formed at the leading end of the shaft (17A). The large-diameter portions (17C) of the engaging pins (17) interfere with the bottom surfaces of recesses (53) of an ejector plate (50) in the process of separating the movable mold (20). Thus, the ejector plate (50) is moved forward relative to the movable mold (20) and leading ends of ejector pins (90) project from the movable mold (20).

Abstract: An ice cream scoop includes a handle, a bowl formed on an end of the handle, the bowl including a cutout, and a resilient rejecting member extending from the handle into the cutout and spaced from a perimeter delimiting the cutout. The handle may include two substantially parallel slits communicated with the cutout, leaving a resilient section forming a part of the resilient rejecting member. The resilient section may include a pressing portion on a rear side thereof. When rejecting of ice cream is required, the user may press the pressing portion to reject the ice cream in the bowl.

Abstract: An improved structure of an ice cream scoop is disclosed. The ice cream scoop comprises a first part and a second part that integrate with one another. The improvement of the ice cream scoop comprises a neck portion in a bended shape for providing an auxiliary elastic force and enhancing the structural strength of the neck portion.

Abstract: An ice cream scoop includes a first scoop member and a second scoop member. The first scoop member includes a handle having an end on which a ring is formed. The second scoop member includes a handle having an end on which a bowl is formed. Second ends of the handles are pivotally connected. The ring is engageable with the bowl to form a scoop for scooping ice cream. An elastic element is attached between the second end of the handle of the first scoop member and the second end of the handle of the second scoop member for biasing the ring and the bowl away from each other for ejecting ice cream.

Abstract: An ice cream scooper includes a shank having a handle on one end and a scooper member on the other end, and a flexible panel attached to the scooper member and engageable with an ice cream ball scooped and received in the scooper member. An actuator is pivotally attached to the scooper member, and includes an arm engageable with the flexible panel, to move and actuate the flexible panel relative to the scooper member, and to disengage the ice cream ball from the scooper member. The arm includes a protrusion engaged into a slot of the panel, to solidly attach the arm to the panel. The scooper member includes a passage to slidably receive the hand grip of the actuator.

Abstract: An apparatus for shaping and dispensing pureed food is provided. A mold includes a back wall having an opening formed therein. A handle is attached to the mold and a lever is pivotally attached to the handle. A plate is disposed within the mold and has a shape substantially conforming to the back wall. A bracket member extends through the opening formed in the back wall of the mold and includes a first end portion attached to a back side of the plate and a second end portion attached to the lever.

Abstract: A measuring and dispensing device for shortening and similar semi-solid materials. The device includes a scoop having a tubular body with an inner surface, the scoop being open at both ends and having a handle. A plunger is closely receivable in one end of the tubular body and is movable to displace semi-solid material from the other end of the tubular body. Measurement gradations are provided on either the tubular body or the plunger, the tubular body preferably being transparent. The scoop may be filled with shortening, the excess being cut off with a knife or similar object, and the plunger then inserted to simultaneously measure and displace the desired amount of semi-solid material. To spread semi-solid material on a surface such as a cookie sheet or casserole, a flexible perforated cap is provided which is removably attachable to the opposite end of the tubular body.

Abstract: An apparatus for the gripping of plants located in a container is disclosed. This apparatus comprises a pushing element, which pushes the ball of the plant upwardly from underneath, until the ball is released for a substantial part above the container. Then the ball is gripped by a number of gripping arms, movable in a horizontal direction, which transports the ball including the plant to its destination. To be able to push the ball upwards the continer comprises at location of each of the cavities for the balls a guiding channel for the pushing element. This channel has a cross-section of a star-like configuration, the number of points thereof coinciding with the number of points of the pushing element.

Abstract: A combination scoop and mold is provided with a mold cavity formed of said walls and a food displacement arrangement which ejects the molded food therefrom. Preferably, the food displacement member which causes ejection of the food also forms a back wall of the mold cavity and is coupled to a trigger which is actuatable by the user of the scoop arrangement. Preferably, the side walls are planar and parallel with each other, and may have any desired shape. Such a shape will determine the shape of the edible novelty which is formed by use of the scoop. In certain embodiments, the side walls may be replaceable so that a variety of novelty shapes may be used.

Abstract: A device for inserting a filling into a taco shell includes a base portion, a top portion, and an ejector portion slidably mounted on the base portion. The base portion includes an elongated handle portion having a lengthwise axis and a scoop portion with the scoop portion being substantially triangular. The handle portion is joined to the scoop portion at the vertex of the scoop portion. The top portion is movable on the base portion between a filling position and an emptied position and comprises an elongated plunger portion and an ejector portion which is substantially arcuate with the plunger portion being joined to the ejector portion at the center point of the ejector portion.

Abstract: An improved ice cream scoop for scooping ice cream from bulk containers of the character having a spring biased ejection mechanism for ejecting the ice cream from the scoop in which, upon a failure of the ejection mechanism, a new mechanism can be easily and quickly installed without the use of tools and without the need for removal of fasteners of any kind.

Abstract: An improved two component ice cream scoop made of plastic, includes a bowl portion and handle portion integrally connected, the handle portion further includes an ejecting lever which is biased by a tongue spring, wherein the head portion of the ejecting lever is adjacent to the inside of said bowl portion and can be moved up when the tail portion of said ejecting lever is pressed, for pushing the ice cream out of the bowl.

Abstract: A device and a method for the manufacture and processing of biscuit mixture shapes, including pressing pick up devices by means of a drive with their forming chambers against the floor of a trough filled with biscuit mixture, and while there, rotating them by means of a drive by 360.degree., while a drive turns the trough somewhat further. Subsequently the pick up devices are raised and placed by a drive in a position above a band conveyor with baking sheets. By means of a drive the ejectors are then moved into the forming chambers and the formed biscuits are deposited by stripping device onto the baking sheet. The baking sheet is fitted with recesses of specific design. The band conveyor transports the formed biscuits into a plant comprising an oven, a cooling device, a second heating device, a removal device and stacking chambers for baking sheets. The removal device is largely identical with the mixture pick up device. The trough receives a supply of mixture which is controlled by a level indicator.

Abstract: There is disclosed an ice-cream scoop including a semispherical bowl, a handle extending from and rigid with the bowl and an ejector pivotally mounted on the handle adjacent the bowl to separate the ball of ice-cream from the bowl. The bowl has a bottom opening and a slot communicating with the bottom opening and extending to the rim of the bowl. The handle is formed with a cavity adjacent the bowl, said cavity opening at the top and bottom of the handle and communicating with the slot. The ejector comprises an arcuate tongue conforming to the interior and exterior surfaces of the bowl and to the shape of the bottom opening and of the slot, so that when the tongue is bottomed in the bowl, it fills the bottom opening and the slot, and is substantially flush with both interior and exterior surfaces of the bowl. The ejector further includes a lever arm rigid with the tongue extending in the cavity of the handle and accessible from both the top and bottom of the handle.

Abstract: An ice cream dispenser having a barrel for forming a bar of ice cream therewithin on insertion thereof into bulk ice cream, keeper means for receiving and positioning a stick within the barrel thereof for formation of a bar of ice cream thereabout and with such stick extendant outwardly from one of such ice cream bar, and a plunger for ejection of a bar of ice cream on a stick from the barrel.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for imparting a predetermined shape to discrete units of product of dough-like consistency. In a preferred embodiment, said method comprises filling an image containing cavity exhibiting said shape with said dough-like product and thereafter removing said product from said cavity without substantially altering its shape by causing said cavity to assume an image substantially symmetrical to its original image. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the image containing cavity is lined with a resiliently deformable diaphragm, and the cavity is turned inside out by applying fluid pressure to the surface of the diaphragm opposite the product.

Abstract: An ice cream scoop is made out of sheet metal stamped to shape and comprising a handle, a hemispherical bowl formed integral with the handle and a spring biased ejector pivotally mounted in the handle adjacent the juncture between the bowl and the handle. The ejector includes a tongue which fits into a recess formed on the interior of the bowl and has an oppositely extending integral lever arm which is located at a part of the handle which enables its depression by the user while holding the handle and manipulating the scoop enabling thereby ejection of a ball of ice cream.

Abstract: A measuring dispenser for ice cream embodying a handle carrying an open ended cylinder to be pressed into a mass of ice cream to fill the cylinder. To eject the accumulated scoop of ice cream, the handle and an adjacent lever are squeezed, causing a piston in the cylinder to both rotate and to move axially against the scoop of ice cream. Rotation of the piston, along with a scraper element movable therewith, facilitates breaking of the body of frozen ice cream from the wall of the cylinder and the scraper element scrapes off any ice cream adhering to the wall.

Abstract: An adjustable fish bait forming device is disclosed having a body, a pusher, a tip, an adjusting screw, an adjustment knob, the same being assembled in sequential order of tip and body, pusher within the body, an adjustment knob being at the end of the body remote from the tip. A piston is provided to reciprocate within a cylinder defined at the tip, beginning at a predetermined position within the cylinder so that a bait may be formed of infinitely variable length within the confines of the structure by pressing the tip into the bait, removing the same, and then actuating the pusher to remove the bait. As disclosed the threaded means for determining the position of the piston at the beginning of the formation of the dough is a left-hand thread in order to provide for clockwise adjustment to decrease the size of the bait. Also, at the top of the pusher, an index point is provided which operates in conjunction with graduations to predetermine the length of the bait.