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US 9,433,315 B2Granted
Self-cleaning drain for food preparation apparatus
AssigneeIsland Oasis Frozen Cocktail Company, Inc.
InventorBryan R. Hotaling
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Abstract
A drain system for a food preparation machine includes a preparation area drain tray; a rinsing station including a water source; a water collection tray disposed below the rinsing station so as to collect water supplied from the water source; and, a passage from the rinsing station to the preparation area drain tray directing water to flush the preparation area drain tray with water supplied from the water source.
Claims14
A beverage preparation machine comprising:
- a beverage processing station including a blender and a drip tray disposed below the blender to collect fluids from the blender during processing, the drip tray being configured to collect fluids and deliver the fluids to a drain;
- a rinse station positioned laterally away from the beverage processing station, the rinse station including a water source and a water collection tray and being configured to rinse an inverted blender cup, the water collection tray being positioned at a higher elevation than the drip tray;
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- a passage permitting fluid communication from the water collection tray to the drip tray.
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