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AssigneeVita-Mix Corporation
InventorsEugene J. Kozlowski, David J. Kolar, Glenn F. Brasdovich, Kenneth W. Bair, Richard D. Boozer, Robert M. Ulanski
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A machine (10) for mixing food products includes a motor (22) which turns a hollow shaft assembly (28) that carries an agitator (40). The agitator (40) has an I-beam shaped stem (41) with a blade (43) in the shape of the bowl of a spoon on one end of the stem (41). A socket (44) is formed at the other end of the stem (41) and has a bottom surface (45). An assembly (70) for releasing the agitator (40) from the shaft assembly (28) includes a solenoid (71) which pivots an arm (74) that engages a plunger (80). The plunger (80) includes a pin (81) which is received in the hollow shaft assembly (28) and which engages the bottom surface (45) of the socket (44) of the agitator (40) upon activation of the solenoid (71) to release the agitator (40) from the hollow shaft assembly (28).
A machine for mixing food products comprising a rotatable shaft assembly, an agitator carried by said shaft assembly and adapted to mix the food products, and means to release said agitator from said shaft assembly, said agitator being configured like a spoon having a shaft in the form of an I-beam with a blade configured as the bowl of a spoon positioned on one end of said shaft.
A machine for mixing food products comprising a rotatable shaft assembly, an agitator carried by said shaft assembly and adapted to mix the food products, and means to release said agitator from said shaft assembly, said agitator including a socket and said shaft assembly including a driver received in said socket, said driver including a flange and said agitator including means to engage said flange, said means to release including a pin moveable through said driver, said socket having a bottom surface engageable by said pin to release said means to engage said flange from said flange.
An agitator for a food mixing machine having a rotatable shaft comprising a stem in the shape of an I-beam, a blade of one end of said stem, said blade being in the shape of a bowl of a spoon, and a shaft coupler on the other end of said stem, said shaft coupler adapted to receive the rotating shaft of the mixing machine.
An agitator for a food mixing machine having a rotatable shaft comprising a stem in the shape of an I-beam, a blade of one end of said stem, said blade being in the shape of a bowl of a spoon, and a shaft coupler on the other end of said stem, said shaft coupler adapted to receive the rotating shaft of the mixing machine, wherein said shaft coupler includes a clip adapted to engage the rotating shaft of the mixing machine.
An agitator for a food mixing machine having a rotating shaft comprising a stem, a blade at one end of said stem, said blade being in the shape of a bowl of a spoon, a socket on the other end of said stem, said socket being adapted to receive the rotating shaft of the mixing machine and having a bottom surface and opposed sides haying slats formed by shut offs during the molding process.
A machine for mixing food products comprising a rotatable shaft assembly;
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