Method of making soft ice-drink and apparatus of making the same

An apparatus of making a soft ice-drink comprising:

• a mixing mechanism including a container containing a liquid material such as syrup and into which shaved ice pieces are discharged, rotary blades, rotatably supported within said container, for mixing together the liquid material and shaved ice pieces and smashing said ice pieces into granules of ice, and a drive motor for rotating said rotary blades at high speeds;
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• an ice shaving mechanism, disposed on an apparatus bed and above said mixing mechanism, including a shaver casing having a slit to which a shaving blade is exposed and a shaved ice discharge chute opened to above said container, and rotatable blades, provided within said shaver casing, for cooperating with said shaving blade to shave ice blocks charged into said shaver casing, wherein a soft lid for covering the opening of said container is detachably mounted to a lower end portion of said shaved ice discharge chute of said ice shaving mechanism.