The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1982
Verlos G Sharpe, Galesburg, IL (US);
David G Beers, Galesburg, IL (US);
Magic Chef, Inc., Cleveland, TN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for making frozen food products, particularly ice cream or the like, wherein the apparatus is interchangeable with the existing ice dispenser unit in the freezer compartment of a domestic refrigerator provided with an automatic ice maker unit, which apparatus includes a housing for containing the frozen food product mix, an auger blade disposed within the housing for stirring the mix during convection heat exchange between the mix and the interior of the freezer compartment, a drive assembly for detachably connecting either the auger blade or mix housing to the existing ice dispenser unit drive motor, and a user operated timer assembly for actuating the drive motor to operate same for a predetermined period of time in accordance with the desired consistency of the final product. A switch assembly is incorporated in the circuitry of the refrigerator for direct activation by the timer assembly for the dual purpose of operating the drive motor and placing the refrigerator compressor in continuous operation. An integral timer is preferably disposed in the switch assembly circuit for causing cyclical operation of the drive motor to prevent failure of same which might otherwise occur during its continuous operation.