Low profile batter dispenser
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1. In a waffle and pancake batter dispenser having a housing for receiving a batter container having an interior and a sloped floor, the improvement comprising:
- a) an ice pack assembly located in the housing;
b) the ice pack assembly including a sloped ice pack bed and an adjustment pin, wherein the sloped ice back bed is configured and arranged for support of an ice pack at an angle of incline substantially equal to an angle of incline of the floor of the batter container, and wherein the adjustment pin is configured and arranged to releasably engage an adjustment slot located within the housing;
c) wherein when an ice pack is placed on the ice pack bed and the batter container is received into the housing, the ice pack firmly contacts an exterior surface of the floor of the batter container, such that during use the ice pack cools the batter container.
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Abstract
A low profile batter dispenser, for the housing of batter on a counter top for an extended period of time while cooling the batter to resist bacterial growth therein. The batter dispenser includes a housing, a batter container, and an ice pack assembly for holding an ice pack on the bottom of and in contact with the batter container.
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21 Claims
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1. In a waffle and pancake batter dispenser having a housing for receiving a batter container having an interior and a sloped floor, the improvement comprising:
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a) an ice pack assembly located in the housing; b) the ice pack assembly including a sloped ice pack bed and an adjustment pin, wherein the sloped ice back bed is configured and arranged for support of an ice pack at an angle of incline substantially equal to an angle of incline of the floor of the batter container, and wherein the adjustment pin is configured and arranged to releasably engage an adjustment slot located within the housing; c) wherein when an ice pack is placed on the ice pack bed and the batter container is received into the housing, the ice pack firmly contacts an exterior surface of the floor of the batter container, such that during use the ice pack cools the batter container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A dispenser for preparing and dispensing waffle and pancake batter, comprising:
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a) a housing adapted to be placed on a surface, wherein the housing has an interior; b) an ice pack assembly slidably received within the housing interior, and comprising a sloped ice pack bed and at least two adjustment pins, wherein the sloped ice pack bed is configured and arranged to support an ice pack; c) a batter container removably received within the housing, and comprising a front wall, a back wall, two side walls, and a floor, all of which define an interior of the batter container, and a non-drip valve located at the bottom of the front wall, wherein the non-drip valve has an open position and a closed position and is generally biased in a closed position and wherein the floor slopes downwardly from the back wall to the front wall, such that the interior of the batter container is in fluid flow communication with an interior of the valve when the valve is in the open position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making and dispensing waffle and pancake batter, comprising:
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a) pouring an amount of water into a batter container such that the surface of the water aligns with a water level line located within the batter container; b) adding a pre-measured amount of pancake mix to the batter container and mixing the mix with the amount of water, such that the mixed batter is formed; c) placing an ice pack on an ice pack assembly located within a dispenser housing; and d) placing the batter container into the housing, such that a bottom of the container firmly and directly contacts the ice pack. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A batter dispenser comprising:
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a) an outer housing; b) a batter container sized and shaped to be slidingly received in the housing and having a lower sloped floor; and c) a cooling pack holder that is slidingly positioned beneath the batter container and that has an upper surface to receive a cooling pack;
the holder upper surface cooperating with the container floor so that cooling packs of different thickness abut against the container floor because the holder is front to rear adjustable relative to the housing.
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