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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1980
Richard M Keyes, Lake Sommerset, IL (US);
Beatrice Foods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A machine for mixing and cooling batches of dry powder ingredients and water comprising, a horizontal mixing cylinder open at one end and having a rotary mixer in the cylinder. Refrigerating mechanism is provided for cooling the walls of the cylinder and for maintaining the mixing cylinder temperature in a range below 45.degree. F. and above 32.degree. F., a door for closing said one end of the cylinder. The mixing cylinder has a dry powder ingredient inlet passage extending through the cylindrical side wall at the top of the cylinder at a location spaced from said one end. The door has a mix dispensing outlet communicating with the lower portion of the cylinder and a dispensing valve for controlling flow through the dispensing outlet and the door has a water inlet communicating with the upper portion of the cylinder and a funnel at the outside of the door extending upwardly to a level above the cylinder. The door is formed of a transparent plastic material and has liquid level graduations thereon correlated with the volume at different levels in the cylinder, and water supply means including a selectively operable water control valve is provided on the machine above the door with a water delivery outlet at a location to deliver water to said funnel on the door when the water control valve is opened.