Fluid texturing device
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsPierce Barnard, Tao Yi
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Abstract
A fluid texturing device is provided for use with a beverage brewing apparatus. In one embodiment, the fluid texturing device can include a housing a housing extending between a first end and a second end. The fluid texturing device can also include a hollow driveshaft arranged within the housing and having an air path extending from the first end to the second end of the housing. The hollow driveshaft can include a coupling arranged therein and axially movable within the hollow driveshaft such that the coupling can variably block the air path to prevent a flow of air through the air path. The fluid texturing device can also include a whisk assembly removably coupled to the second end of the housing and including a whisk mated to the driveshaft such that the driveshaft can rotate the whisk.
Claims20
A beverage brewing apparatus, comprising:
- a primary housing having a mounting arm with a connecting feature thereon;
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- a fluid texturing device comprising
- a hollow secondary housing having a mating portion configured to removably engage with the connecting feature on the primary housing for removably mating the fluid texturing device to the primary housing,
- a driveshaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the driveshaft extending from the mating portion and through the hollow secondary body and having a whisk mounted on the second end thereof, the driveshaft including an air path extending from the first end to the second end of the driveshaft;
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- a coupling arranged within the driveshaft and axially movable within the driveshaft such that the coupling variably blocks the air path to prevent a flow of air through the air path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.