opening appears under the slot and batter flows via gravity through the holes onto the conveyor belt the pattern of the holes continues to widen in a circular shape until the equator of the pattern is reached at that point the oscillating mechanism reverses the motion of the pattern plate such that the diameter of the half circle decreases until again the solid portion of the pattern plate blocks batter from flowing through the dispensing slot above the oscillating mechanism can be accomplished through several well known methods the preferred embodiment comprises an electric motor 57 turning a circular plate 58 attached via an off center pin to a transverse slot 59 in the pattern plate the pattern plate is mounted on drawer slides 60 or roller bearings such that as the motor rotates the plate is pushed back and forth in a linear motion additionally the plate may be removed and replaced with plates with alternative hole patterns to vary the size thickness and shape of the batter deposits additional oscillatory methods may be used such as a cam roller where the connecting rod is attached via a linkage to a pivot point on the pattern plate or a servoed linear actuator actuated by a programmable controller fig6 shows a side view of the fixed tank embodiment batter flows through the feeder tube 65 onto a shallow transverse basin 66.