Removeable collection tray for a drink maker
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsMichael Lerman, Macrae Benziger, Alexander Mularski, Ryan Michienzi, Vipul Mone, Joyce Tu, Cameron John Auger
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Abstract
A removeable collection tray is configured for use with a frozen drink maker having a housing and an evaporator disposed in the housing. The collection tray includes a collection chamber for receiving liquid and a handle for removing the tray from the housing. The collection chamber is configured to be inserted within a slot in the housing adjacent the evaporator. When inserted into the slot, the collection chamber is vertically spaced from a bottom side of housing.
Claims25
A drink maker comprising:
- a housing;
- a mixing vessel;
- an evaporator configured to be received within the mixing vessel when the mixing vessel is coupled to the housing;
- and
- a collection tray comprising:
- a collection chamber for receiving liquid from an external surface of the mixing vessel;
- and
- a handle,
- wherein the collection chamber is configured to be removably inserted into a slot in the housing, the slot underneath at least a portion of the evaporator and external to the mixing vessel, and the collection chamber external to and directly below the mixing vessel.
A method of using a drink maker, the drink maker comprising a housing, a mixing vessel, an evaporator configured to be received within the mixing vessel when the mixing vessel is coupled to the housing, and a collection tray comprising a handle and a collection chamber for receiving liquid from an external surface of the mixing vessel, the method comprising:
- before the mixing vessel is coupled to the housing, inserting the collection tray into a slot in the housing adjacent the evaporator, the slot being external to the mixing vessel when the mixing vessel is coupled to the housing;
- after the collection tray is inserted into the slot, coupling the mixing vessel to the housing, the collection chamber of the collection tray being external to and directly below the mixing vessel when the mixing vessel is coupled to the housing;
- and
- receiving the liquid in the collection chamber from the external surface of the mixing vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.