Drink making method and apparatus
First Claim
1. Apparatus for making a drink comprising dispensed ice-slush and blended additional flavoring constituents, said apparatus including:
- (a) an ice-slush machine formed with a reservoir for the receipt of a fluid, a chilling chamber in communication with said reservoir for converting fluid into ice-slush, a nozzle for selectively dispensing ice-slush from said machine, and transport means in communication with said chilling chamber and said nozzle to transport ice-slush from said chilling chamber to said nozzle;
(b) a container positionable beneath said nozzle for the receipt of ice-slush dispensed from said machine, said container having an open top end for the receipt of dispensed ice-slush and flavoring constituents to be blended therewith;
(c) a rotatable impeller for mixing the contents of the container; and
(d) a single, operator activated control means to first initiate the rotation of said impeller, to then open said nozzle for initiating the dispensing of ice-slush while said impeller is rotating, to then close said nozzle for terminating the dispensing of ice-slush while said impeller is rotating, and to then terminate the rotation of said impeller.
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Abstract
Apparatus for making drinks comprising an ice-slush machine, a blender and an associated control assembly is disclosed. The ice-slush machine includes a reservoir, two associated chilling chambers with screw pumps, and a nozzle for dispensing ice-slush to the blender for being mixed with liquor and additional flavoring constituents. The control assembly effects a sequence of operations including the activation of the blender, followed by the initiation of the dispensing of the ice-slush, followed by the termination of the dispensing of the ice-slush, folllowed by the inactivation of the blender in order to make optimum and consistent drinks. Also disclosed is the method of making such drinks.
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16 Claims
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1. Apparatus for making a drink comprising dispensed ice-slush and blended additional flavoring constituents, said apparatus including:
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(a) an ice-slush machine formed with a reservoir for the receipt of a fluid, a chilling chamber in communication with said reservoir for converting fluid into ice-slush, a nozzle for selectively dispensing ice-slush from said machine, and transport means in communication with said chilling chamber and said nozzle to transport ice-slush from said chilling chamber to said nozzle; (b) a container positionable beneath said nozzle for the receipt of ice-slush dispensed from said machine, said container having an open top end for the receipt of dispensed ice-slush and flavoring constituents to be blended therewith; (c) a rotatable impeller for mixing the contents of the container; and (d) a single, operator activated control means to first initiate the rotation of said impeller, to then open said nozzle for initiating the dispensing of ice-slush while said impeller is rotating, to then close said nozzle for terminating the dispensing of ice-slush while said impeller is rotating, and to then terminate the rotation of said impeller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Apparatus for making a drink comprising dispensed ice-slush and at least one additional constituent, said apparatus including:
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(a) an ice-slush machine formed with a reservoir for the receipt of a fluid, a chilling chamber in communication with said reservoir for converting fluid into ice-slush, a heat exchanger coil and associated compressor adjacent said chilling chamber, a nozzle for selectively dispensing ice-slush from said machine, and transport means in communication with said chilling chamber and said nozzle to transport ice-slush from said chilling chamber to said nozzle; (b) a container positionable beneath said nozzle for the receipt of ice-slush dispensed from said machine, said container having an open top end for the receipt of dispensed ice-slush and at least one additional constituent to be blended therewith, said container having associated therewith a rotatable impeller for blending the contents of the container; (c) control means to initiate and terminate the rotation of said impeller and to open and close said nozzle for initiating and terminating the dispensing of ice-slush, all in a predetermined cycle of operation; and (d) control means to sense the temperature of the ice slush within said chilling chamber at predetermined time intervals and to activate said compressor whenever said compressor in inactive and the temperature within said chilling chamber is increased to above a predetermined optimum value, the control means also adapted to sense the viscosity of the ice-slush within the chilling chamber and to inactivate said compressor whenever the viscosity of the ice slush within the chilling chamber is increased to higher than the predetermined optimum value.
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6. Apparatus for making a drink comprising blended flavoring and dispensed ice-slush, said appartus including:
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(a) an ice-slush machine formed with a reservoir;
neutral base formed of water, sugar and egg white;
two cylindrical chilling chambers with vertically spaced parallel axes in communication with said reservoir;
a heat exchanger in association with said chilling chambers for converting said neutral base within said chilling chambers into ice-slush;
a nozzle for selectively dispensing ice-slush from said machine; and
two screw pumps rotatable about vertically spaced, parallel axes within said chilling chambers to whip and transport ice-slush from said chilling chambers to said nozzle;(b) a container positionable beneath said nozzle for the receipt of ice-slush dispensed from said machine, said container having an open top end for the receipt of dispensed ice-slush and flavoring to be blended therewith, said container having mounted in operative association therewith a rotatable impeller for blending the contents of the container; and (c) control means to initiate and terminate the rotation of said impeller and to open and close said nozzle for intiating and terminating the dispensing of ice-slush, all in a predetermined cycle of operation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of making a drink comprising dispensed ice-slush and blended flavoring, said method including the steps of:
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(a) providing an ice-slush machine formed with a reservoir for the receipt of a fluid, a chilling chamber in communication with said reservoir for converting fluid into ice-slush, a nozzle for selectively dispensing ice-slush from said machine, and a transport means in communication with said chilling chamber and said nozzle to transport ice-slush from said chilling chamber to said nozzle; (b) positioning a container beneath said nozzle for the receipt of ice-slush dispensed from said machine, said container having an open top end for the receipt of dispensed ice-slush and flavoring to be blended therewith, said container having mounted in association therewith a rotatable impeller for blending the contents of the container; and (c) performing an operator controlled cycle of operation to first initiate the rotation of said impeller, to then open said nozzle for initiating the dispensing of ice-slush, to then close said nozzle for terminating the dispensing of ice-slush, and to then terminate the rotation of said impeller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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