Customized coffee blending apparatus

A coffee blending apparatus for individualized blending of several different coffees grown in the various coffee producing regions comprising:

• a base,
• a plurality of hollow uprights supported on said base,
• a plurality of hoppers supported on said uprights,
• each of said hoppers having a discharge conduit,
• a feed conduit disposed in communication with each of said discharge conduits,
• a collector,
• each of said feed conduits having one end connected to said collector,
• a motor connected to the other end of each of said feed conduits,
• a feeder disposed in each of said feed conduits,
• said feeder comprising a helical coil having one end connected to its corresponding motor,
• said coil extending beyond the intersection of said discharge conduit and feeder conduit for advancing the beans discharged from its corresponding chopper to said collector, when the corresponding motor is actuated,
• a grinder connected to said collector,
• and a bagging station,
• a scale means interposed between said collector and said bagging station,
• said scale means including a valve means for selectively directing the coffee beans weighed thereby to either said grinder or bagging station,
• a central processing unit for controlling the actuation of said motors to control the type and amount of coffee beans dispensed from each of said hoppers in accordance to the selection made by the purchaser.