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US 11,577,952 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for blending in a cup
AssigneeManitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc.
InventorsKenneth L. Lundberg, Marc-Alexander Lange, Dennies Bergman, Joseph Knauss
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Abstract
A cup holder assembly includes a plurality of contacts that are configured to contact a cup so that a majority of an opening into the cup is uncovered by the cup holder, and the plurality of contacts are connectable to one or more cup holder guide rods of an assembly that dispenses and mixes or blends beverages.
Claims14
A beverage dispensing machine, comprising:
- a cup holder, wherein the cup holder has an outer ring defining an interior area and an opening in the outer ring, wherein the opening occupies a majority of the interior area, wherein the cup holder further comprises a plurality of discontinuous connectors around the outer ring;
- a mixer comprising a shaft and a blade;
- one or more cup holder guide rods;
- a housing;
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- an actuator operably connected to the mixer and one or more cup holder guide rods, wherein the actuator moves the mixer and the one or more cup holder guide rods so that the plurality of cup holder guide rods extend into the housing, and each of the cup holder guide rods connects to one of the plurality of connectors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.