Rolling information display for roller grill

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10102780-B2
Application number	US-201514875659-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2015
Priority date	Jul 3, 2008
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

A rolling information display system includes a heated roller grill having at least a first coated, heated roller positioned adjacent a second coated, heated roller, said at least first and second coated, heated rollers rotating together; and a tube comprising a plastic material resistant to temperatures at which the heated roller grill operates, the tube being open on both ends and further comprising rolling surfaces at opposing ends of the tube for rolling in contact with heated rolling surfaces of the heated roller grill and one or more recessed surfaces for bearing information about products provided on the heated roller grill. Information is printed in the one or more recessed surfaces, or is applied directly to or molded directly into the recessed surfaces. The rolling surface at opposing ends of the tube are integral with the tube. The products provided on the heated roller grill are food items.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rolling information display apparatus operable to rotate on a heated roller grill having at least a first roller positioned adjacent a second roller, the rolling information display apparatus comprising:
a tubular rolling member having information displayed on a recessed surface of an outer surface, the recessed surface having a recessed surface diameter, and wherein the recessed surface is at least partially cylindrical, the tubular rolling member including:
a first rolling surface that is at least partially cylindrical, the first rolling surface having a first diameter at a first end of the tubular rolling member and operable to roll in contact with the first roller adjacent the second roller of the heated roller grill,
wherein the first diameter is greater than the recessed surface diameter; and
a second rolling surface that is at least partially cylindrical, the second rolling surface having a second diameter at a second end of the tubular rolling member and operable to roll in contact with the first roller adjacent the second roller of the heated roller grill,
wherein the second diameter is greater than the recessed surface diameter,
such that the first rolling surface and the second rolling surf ace of the tubular rolling member are configured to roll on the first roller the adjacent second roller,

wherein the information is disposed onto the recessed surface, and
wherein the first and second rolling surfaces are integral with the recessed surface having a lesser diameter than the first diameter of the first rolling surface and having a lesser diameter than the second diameter of the second rolling surface.

2. The rolling information display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first and second diameters are the same diameter.

3. The rolling information display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information is printed on the tubular rolling member.

4. The rolling information display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information is painted on the tubular rolling member.

5. The rolling information display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein information is molded into a surface of the tubular rolling member.

6. The rolling information display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rolling information display apparatus is reusable.

7. The rolling information display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rolling information display apparatus is washable.

8. A rolling information display system comprising:
a heated roller grill having at least a first roller positioned adjacent a second roller, said at least first roller and the second roller rotating with operation of the heated roller grill; and
a tubular rolling member having information on an outer surface, the tubular rolling member including:
a first rolling surface having a first diameter at a first end of the tubular rolling member and operable to roll in contact with the first roller adjacent the second roller of the heated roller grill; and
a second rolling surface having a second diameter at a second end of the tubular rolling member and operable to roll in contact with the first roller adjacent the second roller of the heated roller grill, such that the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface of the tubular rolling member are configured to roll on the heated roller grill, wherein the information is disposed onto a recessed surface of the outer surface, the recessed surface having a recessed surface diameter that is less than the first diameter and that is less than the second diameter,
wherein the recessed surface is at least partially cylindrical,
wherein the first rolling surface of the tubular rolling member is integral with the recessed surface of the tubular rolling member and is at least partially cylindrical,
wherein the second rolling surface of the tubular rolling member is integral with the recessed surface of the tubular rolling member and is at least partially cylindrical.

9. The rolling information display system of claim 8 further comprising food products for rolling on the heated roller grill.

Assignees

• 7 Eleven Inc

Inventors

• Fenton Paula Sanders

Classifications

• G09F3/20 Primary

  for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels · CPC title

• G09F3/201

  Enclosures enveloping completely the labels (G09F3/203 - G09F3/207 take precedence) · CPC title

• G09F23/02

  the advertising matter being displayed by the operation of the article · CPC title

• G09F11/02 Primary

  the display elements being secured to rotating members, e.g. drums, spindles · CPC title

• G09F3/0295

  Labels or tickets for tubes, pipes and the like · CPC title