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A packaged food warmer and dispenser that includes an open interior sized to receive a pair of collapsible containers including food product. A paddle assembly including a movable paddle member is positioned within the open interior to divide the open interior into a storage area and a dispensing ar

A packaged food warmer and dispenser that includes an open interior sized to receive a pair of collapsible containers including food product. A paddle assembly including a movable paddle member is positioned within the open interior to divide the open interior into a storage area and a dispensing area. A collapsible container of food product is received in both the dispensing area and storage area. The collapsible bag of food product in the dispensing area is connected to a pump assembly and dispensed from the food product warmer and dispenser. The collapsible container of food product in the storage area exerts a bias force on the pivotable pressure paddle to urge the food product from the collapsible container in the dispensing section. The pressure paddle includes a heating element positioned between a front face surface and a back face surface to heat each of the collapsible containers. In addition, a heating element is positioned in contact with each wall defining the storage area to further heat the food product contained in the collapsible containers.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A device for dispensing food product contained within a collapsible container, comprising:a storage enclosure having an open interior sized to receive at least two collapsible containers of food product;a movable pressure paddle positioned to divide the open interior of the storage

[ I claim:] [1.] A device for dispensing food product contained within a collapsible container, comprising:a storage enclosure having an open interior sized to receive at least two collapsible containers of food product;a movable pressure paddle positioned to divide the open interior of the storage enclosure into a dispensing area and a storage area, both the dispensing area and the storage area receiving at least one of the collapsible containers of food product; anda pump assembly operatively positioned to dispense food product from the collapsible container positioned in the dispensing area of the storage enclosure;wherein the collapsible container of food product contained in the storage area presses the pressure paddle into contact with the collapsible container of food product in the dispensing area to urge the food product contained therein toward the pump assembly.