Drainage system for a food processing machine
First Claim
1. In a machine for making frozen drinks comprising an ice shaver and a blender, and having a hopper for storing ice to be processed by the machine, and a machine body that houses the motor or motors that drive the ice shaver and the blender, a drainage system comprisingmeans for collecting unwanted liquid produced by the melting of the ice;
- means for collecting unwanted liquid from the vicinity of the blender, means for collecting unwanted liquid from the vicinity of the ice shaver, means for collecting unwanted liquid from within the machine body; and
a drain pan;
each of said collecting means including means for routing said collected unwanted liquid to said drain pan, said drain pan including at least one outlet by which said unwanted liquid received from said collecting means may be removed from the machine via the drain pan.
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Abstract
A drainage system for a food processing machine comprises a drain pan located at the base of the machine, the drain pan receiving unwanted liquid from various locations in the machine, and permitting the removal of the unwanted liquid from the machine. In a preferred embodiment, the drain pan is employed in an ice shaver/blender machine and receives unwanted liquid generated by the melting of ice stored in the ice hopper, unwanted liquid spilled in the shaver and blender areas, and unwanted liquid collected within the main body of the machine. The drain pan includes a plurality of outlets which may be selectively chosen to facilitate routing the unwanted liquid out of the machine in a desired direction.
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13 Claims
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1. In a machine for making frozen drinks comprising an ice shaver and a blender, and having a hopper for storing ice to be processed by the machine, and a machine body that houses the motor or motors that drive the ice shaver and the blender, a drainage system comprising
means for collecting unwanted liquid produced by the melting of the ice; -
means for collecting unwanted liquid from the vicinity of the blender, means for collecting unwanted liquid from the vicinity of the ice shaver, means for collecting unwanted liquid from within the machine body; and
a drain pan;
each of said collecting means including means for routing said collected unwanted liquid to said drain pan, said drain pan including at least one outlet by which said unwanted liquid received from said collecting means may be removed from the machine via the drain pan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a food processing machine having a drain pan for collecting unwanted liquid from within the machine, the improvement comprising means for selectively removing the unwanted liquid in one or more desired directions, said means comprising a plurality of arms extending from the drain pan, each arm having a longitudinal aperture therein for permitting the unwanted liquid to flow therethrough, and one or more caps for stoppering all of the arms other than the arm or arms providing draining in the desired direction or directions.
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