Method for making frozen drinks
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1. A method of making a frozen drink, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a cup containing a block of frozen substance, the frozen substance being frozen to conform to the interior of the cup;
(b) grinding the frozen substance in the cup to form a ground frozen particulate substance;
(c) adding a liquid to the ground frozen particulate substance in the cup;
(d) mixing the ground frozen particulate substance with the liquid in the cup; and
(e) whipping to incorporate air into the mixture of the liquid and the ground frozen particulate substance in the cup, the ground frozen particulate substance, incorporated air, and liquid forming a frozen drink having a volume that exceeds the volume of the mixture of the liquid and ground frozen particulate substance alone.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method for making frozen drinks from a frozen substance which has been frozen into a cup. According to the method of the present invention, a cup containing a frozen substance is positioned in a cup support located in a frozen drink machine. A rotatable blade having features for grinding the frozen substance and for aerating the ground frozen substance is lowered into the cup, grinding the frozen substance while a liquid is simultaneously introduced into the cup. In an alternative embodiment, a second blade is provided which incorporates air into the liquid before the liquid is introduced into the cup.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of making a frozen drink, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a cup containing a block of frozen substance, the frozen substance being frozen to conform to the interior of the cup; (b) grinding the frozen substance in the cup to form a ground frozen particulate substance; (c) adding a liquid to the ground frozen particulate substance in the cup; (d) mixing the ground frozen particulate substance with the liquid in the cup; and (e) whipping to incorporate air into the mixture of the liquid and the ground frozen particulate substance in the cup, the ground frozen particulate substance, incorporated air, and liquid forming a frozen drink having a volume that exceeds the volume of the mixture of the liquid and ground frozen particulate substance alone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of making a frozen drink, comprising the steps of:
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(a) partially filling a cup with a liquid frozen drink ingredient; (b) freezing the liquid frozen drink ingredient in the cup to form a block of frozen substance having a first volume and substantially conforming to the interior of the cup; (c) grinding the frozen substance in the cup to form a ground frozen particulate substance; (d) adding a liquid to the ground frozen particulate substance in the cup; (e) mixing the ground frozen particulate substance with the liquid in the cup; and (f) whipping to incorporate air into the mixture of the liquid and the ground frozen particulate substance in the cup, the ground frozen particulate substance, incorporated air, and liquid forming a frozen drink having a volume that exceeds the volume of the mixture of the liquid and ground frozen particulate substance alone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of making a frozen drink, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a cup containing a block of frozen substance which is not pre-aerated, the frozen substance having a first volume and being frozen to conform to the interior of the cup; (b) grinding the frozen substance in the cup with a rotary blade to form a ground frozen particulate substance; (c) during step (b), adding a liquid to the ground frozen particulate substance in the cup, the liquid having a second volume; (d) whipping to incorporate air into the ground frozen particulate substance in the cup by rotating the blade while pumping fluid with the blade toward the bottom of the cup, the ground frozen particulate substance, air, and liquid forming a frozen drink having a volume that exceeds the sum of the first and second volumes by at least 15%.
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