Machine for mixing and dispensing salad dressings
AssigneesHP Intellectual Corp., Albert Hofeldt
InventorAlbert John Hofeldt
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Abstract
My invention is a mixer and dispenser having a dispensing top with an outflow channel, an air vent, and an air vent valve that adjusts the vacuum inside the dispenser; a rotor attached to a battery powered motor; and two switches, one for operating automatically upon pouring and the other manually activated. The vacuum system controls the flow rate during pouring and the constant mixing disperses the ingredients so that the samples dispensed are representative of the original mixture.
Claims32
A mixing and dispensing machine for mixing ingredients, comprising:
- a) a container;
- b) a rotor;
- c) said container being formed with an opening for emptying said container;
- d) a housing with a motor fastened to said container for rotating said rotor, and
- e) at least one automatically activated switch responsive to a change from a substantially vertical orientation of said container to an inclined orientation of said container for activating said motor and for mixing the ingredients when said container is in the inclined orientation immediately prior to dispensing.
A mixing and dispensing machine for mixing ingredients, comprising:
- a) a container;
- b) a rotor;
- c) a capability for emptying said container;
- d) a housing with a motor, and at least one automatically activated switch responsive to angle of rotation for activating said motor when said container is tilted out of a substantially vertical orientation beyond an acceptable tilt angle;
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- e) a capability for coupling rotational energy from said motor to said rotor, wherein said machine mixes said ingredient immediately prior to dispensing when said container is in a substantially non-vertical orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.