Shave-ice attachment for a stand mixer

A shave-ice maker, comprising:

• an ice block-receiving chamber having an inner cavity and a lower side defining an output opening and a blade in a fixed position along a portion of the opening and partially extending into the inner cavity;
• an upper housing releasably retaining the ice block-receiving chamber;
• a plunger mounted with the upper housing so as to be moveable into the inner cavity toward the lower side along an axis and to be rotatable around the axis, the plunger including an axle and a pusher extending radially outward from an operating end of the axle;
• a driven gear receiving a portion of the axle such that the axle is slidably disposed through the driven gear along the axis and is rotatably fixed with the driven gear about the axis;
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• a biasing member exerting an axial force on a second end of the axle, positioned opposite the operating end, in a first direction toward the lower side of the ice block-receiving chamber and lever applying a force on a second end of the axle opposite the operating end.

A shave-ice making kit, comprising:

• a primary unit including:
• an ice block-receiving chamber having an inner cavity and a lower side defining an output opening and a blade in a fixed position along a portion of the opening and partially extending into the inner cavity;
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• a plunger mounted with respect to the ice block-receiving chamber so as to be moveable into the inner cavity toward the lower side along an axis and to be rotatable around the axis, the plunger including an axle and a pusher extending radially outward from an operating end of the axle;
• a sleeve receivable within the inner cavity of the ice block-receiving chamber and including at least one spiral rib extending inward from the sleeve with respect to the inner cavity, the at least one spiral rib extending toward the lower side of the ice block-receiving chamber and around the sleeve in a direction corresponding with the rotation of the plunger;
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• an ice mold defining an inner mold cavity sized to receive a volume of water for freezing into an ice block for receipt within the inner cavity of the ice-block receiving chamber, wherein the inner mold cavity is configured such that the ice block is receivable within the inner cavity of the ice-block receiving chamber in contact with the at least one spiral rib.