Foam pitcher
AssigneeStarbucks Corporation
InventorsNathan C. Oren, Joseph E. Gormley
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Abstract
An apparatus for preparing foam or blended media can include a pitcher with a blending mechanism and a blending motor. The blending motor can be configured to actuate the blending mechanism. The pitcher can be configured to receive ingredients therein and the blending mechanism can be configured to blend the ingredients to produce the foam or the blended media. The apparatus can include a base with a rinsing feature configured to spray a liquid into an interior of the pitcher. The apparatus can include one or more pivot arms coupled to the pitcher and the base. The one or more pivot arms can be configured to actuate rotation of the pitcher.
Claims17
An apparatus for preparing foam or blended media, the apparatus comprising:
- a pitcher comprising a blending mechanism and a blending motor, the blending motor configured to actuate the blending mechanism, the pitcher configured to receive ingredients therein and the blending mechanism configured to blend the ingredients to produce the foam or the blended media;
- a base comprising a rinsing feature configured to spray a liquid into an interior of the pitcher;
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- one or more pivot arms coupled to the pitcher and the base, the one or more pivot arms configured to actuate rotation of the pitcher,
- wherein the pitcher is configured to rotate into a blending position in which the pitcher is oriented substantially vertically with an open end of the pitcher positioned above a closed end of the pitcher and the closed end of the pitcher is engaged with the base,
- wherein the pitcher is configured to rotate into a cleaning position in which the pitcher is oriented substantially vertically with the closed end of the pitcher positioned above the open end of the pitcher and the closed end of the pitcher is disengaged from the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.