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US 2009/0212052 A1Published application
Recreational ice cream maker
OwnerPatti Taboada, Keith Taboadainventors
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Abstract
An ice cream maker and method for using the same is provided. In one embodiment, an ice cream maker includes a barrel assembly which may be attached to a bicycle, stroller or other wheeled vehicle. In one mode of operation, the barrel assembly may be rotated as the wheeled vehicle is operated, by example and not by limitation, by contact with the wheel of a bicycle.
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An ice cream maker, comprising:
- an outer housing having a sealable interior volume;
- a base having a mounting portion configured to secure the base to the bicycle, the base holding the outer housing in a manner that allows rotation of the outer housing relative to the base;
- and
- an inner housing having a sealable interior volume, the inner cylinder having dimensions selected to allow ice to be packed between the inner housing and the outer housing when the inner housing is disposed in the outer housing.
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An ice cream maker, comprising:
- a barrel assembly comprising:
- a first cylinder having a sealable opening;
- and
- a second cylinder having a sealable interior volume, the second cylinder configured to fit through the opening of the first cylinder and fit within an interior volume of the first cylinder, and
- a base for coupling the barrel assembly to wheeled object in a manner that allows the barrel assembly to be rotated as the object is operated.
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A method for making ice cream, comprising:
- sealing ingredients for making ice cream in an inner housing;
- placing the inner housing in an outer housing;
- placing ice in the space between the inner and outer housings;
- coupling the outer housing to an object;
- and
- using the object, wherein motion of the object causes the outer housing to rotate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.