Blender with feature for dispensing product by weight
AssigneeIsland Oasis Frozen Cocktail Company, Inc.
InventorJ. Michael Herbert
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for preparing frozen drinks. In one example, the apparatus includes a stationary platform configured to support a blender cup. The blender cup is displaceable via a mechanically actuated movement arm 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 indicative of a weight of an object present on the platform.
Claims23
An apparatus for preparing frozen drinks comprising:
- a stationary platform including a surface configured to support a blender cup, the platform extending over an entire distance between a first position beneath a first product dispenser and a second position beneath an ice shaver;
- a movement arm configured to displace the blender cup across the surface of the platform from the first position to the second position;
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- a weight sensor mechanically coupled to the platform and configured to produce an output indicative of a weight of an object present on the platform.
A method for dispensing product into a food processing cup comprising:
- providing a blender including a first stationary platform section;
- providing a product dispenser module including a second stationary platform section;
- mechanically coupling the product dispenser module to the blender;
- mechanically coupling the second platform section to the first platform section, resulting in a substantially continuous surface being provided across an interface between the second platform section and the first platform section;
- placing a food processing cup onto the second platform section;
- dispensing a first product into the food processing cup while the food processing cup is present on the second platform section;
- moving the blender cup with a mechanically actuated arm across the interface between the second platform section and the first platform section and onto the first platform section;
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- dispensing a second product into the food processing cup while the food processing cup is present on the first platform section platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.