Rapidly cooling food and drinks
AssigneeColdSnap, Corp.
InventorsMatthew Fonte, Robert Devaney, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Ian McGinty
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Abstract
Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
Claims38
A machine for reducing the temperature of ingredients in a pod comprising a protrusion extending outward relative to adjacent portions of a base of the pod, the protrusion of the pod having a stem that extends between a head and a foot, the stem having a smaller cross-section than the head and the foot, the base comprising a weakened section extending around the protrusion of the pod, the machine comprising:
- a refrigeration system comprising:
- an evaporator defining a receptacle sized to receive the pod;
- a compressor;
- and
- a condenser;
- and
- a dispenser configured to apply a force to the protrusion of the pod in the receptacle of the evaporator to remove the protrusion.
A machine for reducing the temperature of ingredients in a pod containing the ingredients and a mixing paddle, the machine comprising:
- an evaporator of a refrigeration system, the evaporator defining a receptacle sized to receive the pod;
- a dispenser configured to engage with the pod in the receptacle and operable to open the pod;
- and
- a motor mechanically connected to the dispenser, the motor mechanically connected to the dispenser to operate the dispenser to open the pod;
- wherein the dispenser applies a force to a protrusion on the pod in the receptacle to open the pod.
A machine for reducing the temperature of ingredients in a pod containing the ingredients, the machine comprising:
- an evaporator of a refrigeration system, the evaporator defining a receptacle sized to receive the pod;
- a dispenser configured to engage with the pod in the receptacle and operable to open the pod;
- and
- a motor mechanically connected to the dispenser, the motor mechanically connected to the dispenser to operate the dispenser to open the pod;
- wherein the dispenser applies a force to a protrusion on the pod in the receptacle to open the pod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.