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US 2008/0173672 A1Published application
Method and arrangements for blending beverage components
OwnerScott Martininventor
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Abstract
A beverage blending system with dispenser is disclosed. The system can include a hopper or tank to retain an ice and fluid mixture, a grinder to fragment the ice to a predetermined particle size, a pump to re-circulate the ground mixture back into the tank and a screen to strain the mixture such that the pump can re-circulate solid particles that are less than the predetermined particle size back to the top portion of the tank.
Claims20
An apparatus for blending beverages comprising:
- a base;
- a tank mounted to the base, the tank having a first and second opening, the tank configured to contain ice and liquid;
- a grinding chamber proximate to the first opening;
- a fragmenter mechanism within the grinding chamber and coupled to the first opening, to fragment the ice and to blend the fragmented ice with the liquid;
- a pump mechanism coupled to the grinding chamber;
- and
- a conduit coupled to the grinding chamber and configured to convey the fragmented ice and liquid between the grinding chamber and the tank in response to the pump.
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A method for creating a slurry beverage comprising.
- manufacturing a tank having a lid, a recirculation line and an outlet;
- assembling a grinder pump to the outlet;
- assembling a conduit from an output of the tank to an output of the grinder pump;
- and
- assembling a valve to the conduit.
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A beverage blending system comprising:
- a hopper to retain an ice and fluid mixture;
- a grinder pump to fragment the ice to a predetermined particle size and to pump the mixture such that is re-circulates;
- a conduit to assist in re-circulating the mixture and to dispense the mixture;
- and
- a screen to strain the mixture such that the pump pumps the fluid and particles that are less than the predetermined particle size to the hopper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.