System and Method for Flavoring Food
First Claim
1. A system for flavoring food, comprising:
- a metering tray coupled to a frame and configured to hold a food flavoring;
a metering roller coupled to the frame, the metering roller having an exterior axial surface defining a plurality of indentations, the plurality of indentations being configured to capture the food flavoring as the metering roller rotates the plurality of indentations through the metering tray; and
a metering blade coupled to the frame, the metering blade configured to level the captured food flavoring as the metering roller rotates and before the leveled food flavoring is dispensed from the plurality of indentations.
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Abstract
A system and method of flavoring food includes a metering tray coupled to a frame. The metering tray may be configured to hold a food flavoring. A metering roller also may be coupled to the frame. An exterior axial surface of the metering roller may define a plurality of indentations, which may be configured to capture the food flavoring as the metering roller rotates. The system may also include a metering blade and a displacement; each may be coupled to the frame. The metering blade may be configured to level the food flavoring as the food flavoring is dispensed by the plurality of indentations of the metering roller as the metering roller rotates. The displacement blade may have a plurality of teeth that are configured to correspond to the plurality of indentations. The teeth may be configured to positively displace the food flavoring as the metering roller rotates.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for flavoring food, comprising:
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a metering tray coupled to a frame and configured to hold a food flavoring; a metering roller coupled to the frame, the metering roller having an exterior axial surface defining a plurality of indentations, the plurality of indentations being configured to capture the food flavoring as the metering roller rotates the plurality of indentations through the metering tray; and a metering blade coupled to the frame, the metering blade configured to level the captured food flavoring as the metering roller rotates and before the leveled food flavoring is dispensed from the plurality of indentations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of flavoring food, comprising:
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depositing a food flavoring into a metering tray; capturing the food flavoring with a plurality of indentations disposed along an exterior axial surface of a metering roller; leveling the food flavoring within the plurality of indentations with a metering blade; dispensing the food flavoring from the plurality of indentations as the metering roller rotates beyond the metering blade; and displacing the food flavoring from the plurality of indentations using a displacement blade having a plurality of teeth, the plurality of teeth corresponding to the plurality of indentations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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