US 12,187,557 B2
Food dispensing machine and assemblies thereof
Todd M. Kroeger, West Chester, OH (US)
Assigned to Gold Medal Products Co., Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by Gold Medal Products Co., Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/717,039.
Application 17/717,039 is a continuation of application No. 29/778,045, filed on Apr. 9, 2021, granted, now D976629.
Application 17/717,039 is a continuation of application No. 29/778,044, filed on Apr. 9, 2021, granted, now D977894.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/173,162, filed on Apr. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/173,163, filed on Apr. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/173,165, filed on Apr. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0324662 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 65/46 (2006.01); A23L 7/187 (2016.01)
CPC B65G 65/46 (2013.01) [A23L 7/187 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A food dispensing machine comprising:
a housing that defines an interior and comprises a front wall that defines a dispensation opening adjacent to the interior;
a tray disposed in the interior and comprising:
a main structure comprising a floor;
a first side panel that extends from the floor; and
a second side panel that extends from the floor and is spaced from the first side panel such that the floor extends therebetween and cooperates with the first side panel and the second side panel to at least partially define a trough that is disposed adjacent to the dispensation opening;
an auger disposed in the trough and selectively rotatable about a rotational axis; and
a motor operably coupled with the auger for powering rotation of the auger, wherein each of the first side panel and the second side panel is selectively detachable from the main structure to facilitate access to an area adjacent to the main structure and beneath the first side panel and the second side panel, respectively.