FOOD TOPPING DISPENSER WITH APPLICATION ROLLER FOR DUSTING FOOD PRODUCTS

摘要

A food topping dispenser includes a hopper having a pair of sidewalls, a back wall and a front wall defining an open unobstructed interior sized to receive a supply of food topping. An application roller is positioned in a discharge opening of the hopper and is rotatably mounted in and between the sidewalls. The application roller has an exterior surface configured to receive and retain the food topping from the discharge opening. A wiper element is mounted on a lower end of the back wall outside the open interior in the discharge opening, and is positioned above the application roller for engagement with the food topping received from the discharge opening. A stripping brush element is mounted on a lower end of the front wall outside the open interior in the discharge opening for engagement with the exterior surface of the application roller for removing food topping retained therein.

主权项

1. A food topping dispenser for distributing a food topping on a food product comprising:
a hopper including a pair of sidewalls, a back wall and a front wall defining an open unobstructed interior sized to receive a supply of food topping, lower ends of the back wall and the front wall defining a discharge opening; an application roller positioned in the discharge opening and rotatably mounted in and between the sidewalls, the application roller having an exterior surface configured to receive and retain the food topping from the discharge opening; a wiper element mounted on the lower end of the back wall outside the open unobstructed interior and the discharge opening, and continuously positioned above the application roller for engagement with the food topping received from the discharge opening upon the application roller; and a stripping brush element mounted on the lower end of the front wall outside the open unobstructed inferior and the discharge opening for engagement with the exterior surface of the application roller for removing food topping retained therein.