Pasta maker with dual kneading blades

An improved pasta maker for preparing fresh pasta and other farinaceous pastes comprising:

• a container having a circular shaped bottom wall, a cylindrical shaped side wall perpendicular to and attached to said bottom wall, and an open top side, said side wall, open top side and bottom wall being symmetrical about a vertical axis;
• a spindle protruding upwardly through said bottom wall defining said vertical axis, said spindle having a top end and a bottom end;
• a movable mixing and kneading part attached to said spindle and aligned along said vertical axis, said movable mixing and kneading part comprising:
• a first cylinder having a cylindrical shaped central opening;
• a second cylinder having a cylindrical shaped central opening, said second cylinder being of larger diameter than said first cylinder wherein said second cylinder is rigidly attached to said first cylinder at an end of said first cylinder and aligned along said vertical axis;
• a plurality of kneading blades attached perpendicularly to said second cylinder and extending radially away from said vertical axis, said kneading blades each having a leading edge and trailing edge which are substantially parallel to said bottom wall, said kneading blades further having a convex bottom surface connecting said trail and leading edge;
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• a plurality of mixing blades attached perpendicularly to said first cylinder and extending radially away from said vertical axis;
• a stationary part rigidly attached to said spindle and aligned along said vertical axis, said stationary part movably attached to said movable mixing and kneading part, said stationary part remaining a constant distance from the bottom wall of said container;
• a biasing means positioned between said movable mixing and kneading part and said stationary part such that said movable part is displacable in a vertical up and down direction along said spindle shaft, said stationary part remaining immovable in the vertical direction;
• a fixing nut threadably attached to said top end of said spindle shaft for retaining said movable part and said stationary part on said spindle shaft;
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• a drive means operatively attached to said spindle shaft such that said spindle shaft is spun causing said movable part and stationary part to spin.

An improved pasta maker for preparing fresh pasta and other farinaceous pastes comprising:

• a container having a circular shaped bottom wall, a cylindrical shaped side wall perpendicular to and attached to said bottom wall, and an open top side, said side wall, open top side and bottom wall being symmetrical about a vertical axis;
• a spindle protruding upwardly through said bottom wall defining said vertical axis, said spindle having a top end and a bottom end;
• a movable mixing and kneading part attached to said spindle and aligned along said vertical axis;
• a plurality of kneading blades attached to said movable mixing and kneading part and extending radially away from said vertical axis, each of said kneading blades having a leading edge and trailing edge which are substantially parallel to the bottom wall of said container, said kneading blades further having a convex bottom surface and flat top surface positioned between said leading and trail edge;
• a stationary part rigidly attached to said spindle and aligned along said vertical axis, said stationary part movably attached to said movable mixing and kneading part, said scraper part remaining a constant distance from the bottom wall of said container;
• a biasing means positioned between said movable mixing and kneading part and said stationary part such that said movable part is displacable in a vertical up and down direction along said spindle shaft, said stationary part remaining immovable in the vertical direction;
• a fixing nut threadably attached to said top end of said spindle shaft for retaining said movable part and said stationary part on said spindle shaft;
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• a drive means operatively attached to said spindle shaft such that said spindle shaft is spun causing said movable part and stationary part to spin.