Title:
SLUSH BEVERAGE MAKER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003056985
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A slush beverage maker (11) is provided that is easy to assemble and disassemble, has few parts, and is easy to operate. The slush beverage maker has a mixing chamber (21) for receiving ingredients to make a slush beverage. An auger (31) is received within the mixing chamber to mix the ingredients. An ice drum (41) is received within the auger in the mixing chamber. An ice blade (51) is disposed in the ice drum to stir the ice mixture received by the ice drum when making a slush beverage. A hand crank (12) is connected to both the auger and the ice blade to rotate both simultaneously. A blowby area (29) in the mixing chamber outside the auger provides continuous flow of the slush beverage mixture, thereby avoiding freezing the auger within the mixture. Moreover, the ice blade speeds up the heat transfer between the slush beverage mixture and the ice mixture, thereby decreasing the time required to make a slush beverage.
Inventors:
SMALL DAVID (US)
ECKERMAN SCOTT (US)
ALLEN LESLIE (US)
FARLEY BRIAN (US)
ECKERMAN SCOTT (US)
ALLEN LESLIE (US)
FARLEY BRIAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/041844
Publication Date:
November 13, 2003
Filing Date:
December 31, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SPIN MASTER LTD (CA)
SMALL DAVID (US)
ECKERMAN SCOTT (US)
ALLEN LESLIE (US)
FARLEY BRIAN (US)
SMALL DAVID (US)
ECKERMAN SCOTT (US)
ALLEN LESLIE (US)
FARLEY BRIAN (US)
International Classes:
A47J31/00; A23G9/04; A23G9/08; A23G9/10; A23G9/12; A23G9/22; A23G9/28; (IPC1-7): A23G9/12
Foreign References:
| US4488817A | 1984-12-18 | |||
| US4669275A | 1987-06-02 | |||
| US4736600A | 1988-04-12 | |||
| US4741174A | 1988-05-03 | |||
| US5967226A | 1999-10-19 |
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