Blender with feature for dispensing product by weight
AssigneeIsland Oasis Frozen Cocktail Company, Inc.
InventorMichael Herbert
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for preparing frozen drinks. In one example, the apparatus includes a platform configured to support a blender cup. The platform is reversibly translatable between a first position beneath an ice shaver and a second position beneath a flavoring dispenser. A weight sensor is mechanically coupled to the platform. The weight sensor is configured to produce an output signal indicative of a weight of an object present on the platform. The apparatus further includes a safety circuit configured receive a sensor input and to facilitate safe operation of the apparatus responsive to the sensor input being indicative of a safe condition of the apparatus.
Claims24
An apparatus for preparing frozen drinks comprising:
- a platform configured to support a blender cup, the platform reversibly translatable into and out of a body of the apparatus between a first position beneath an ice shaver and a second position beneath a flavoring dispenser;
- a weight sensor mechanically coupled to the platform and configured to produce an output signal indicative of a weight of an object present on the platform;
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- a safety circuit configured to receive a sensor input and to facilitate safe operation of the apparatus responsive to the sensor input being indicative of a safe condition of the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.