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 Title: |
US5131832:
Heated ice cream scoop apparatus
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Budreau, Chad P.; Fowler, IN 47944
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1992-07-21
/ 1991-09-04
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| Application Number: |
US1991000754634
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A23G 9/28;
A47J 43/28;
F23Q 2/32;
Core:
A23G 9/04;
A47J 43/00;
F23Q 2/00;
IPC-7:
A23G 9/00;
B29C 67/24;
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| ECLA Code: |
F23Q2/32; A47J43/28C; A47J43/28G;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
425/277;
425/279;
Original:
425/277;
425/279;
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| Field of Search: |
425/277,279,282,547,384,407,378.1,276,143,144
431/145,146,144
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| Abstract: |
An ice cream scoop including a ladle formed with an interior wall and exterior wall defining a heating chamber therebetween. The heating chamber including a vent directed through the exterior wall diametrically opposed to an elongate handle, wherein the handle includes a heating assembly mounting a heating cartridge directing heated air supply between the interior and exterior walls of the scoop.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Gilden, Leon ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Woo, Jay H.; Nguyen, Khanh P.
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:
1. A heated ice cream scoop apparatus, comprising,
- a concave ladle head, the ladle head including an interior wall spaced from and coextensive with an exterior wall defining a ladle head cavity therebetween, and
- the ladle head including a handle member radially directed into and secured to the concave ladle head, and the ladle head further including a ladle head vent opening directed through the exterior wall in communication with the ladle head cavity, and
- the handle including a handle shaft conduit, heating means for effecting selective projection of heat within the handle member conduit, the handle shaft conduit positioned adjacent and above said heating means, and
- the handle shaft includes a handle cavity slot, the handle cavity slot coaxially aligned with the handle shaft conduit, and the handle shaft slot including a selectively removable butane lighter member, the butane lighter member including a butane reservoir supply in cooperation with a flame outlet nozzle, and a striker wheel and valve plate mounted to the butane lighter member to effect selective actuation of the butane lighter member to direct a flame from the outlet nozzle, and the outlet nozzle positioned below the handle shaft conduit.
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