Coffee grinder-mixer assembly for producing both regular and high yield ground coffee
AssigneeModern Process Equipment, Inc.
InventorsMax Ephraim, Daniel R. Ephraim, Philip C. Ephraim
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Abstract
A coffee grinder-mixer assembly and method for alternatively producing high yield coffee and regular yield coffee comprising a grinding head, an elongated mixer box, a first elongated shaft mounting auger means and supported for rotation in the mixer box, second elongated shaft concentric with the first shaft for rotation relative to the first shaft, a plurality of paddles mounted on the second shaft, and means for alternatively co-rotating and counter-rotating the first shaft and the second shaft, relative to the other, thereby alternatively to produce high yield and regular yield coffees.
Claims7
A coffee grinder-mixer assembly for producing high yield coffee and regular yield coffee comprising:
- a grinding head,
- an elongated mixer box for receiving ground coffee from said grinding head adjacent one end and for discharging ground coffee therefrom adjacent the other end,
- a first elongated shaft means mounting auger means and supported for rotation in said mixer box, said auger means being disposed to drive ground coffee along said elongated mixer box from said one end towards said other end,
- second elongated shaft means concentric with said first shaft means for rotation relative to said first shaft means, said second shaft means being disposed adjacent said other end of said box and downstream of said auger means,
- a plurality of paddles mounted on said second shaft means, and
- means for driving said first shaft means and for driving said second shaft means, one relative to the other.
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