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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2000
Peter A. Hochstein, Troy, MI (US);
Jeffrey Tenenbaum, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Paul G. Angott, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A cover,is hermetically sealed to the lip,of a container,. A stirring shaft,extends between a bottom end,disposed in the container,and a top end,disposed outside of and above the cover,. The container,includes a shaft support,for supporting and radially centering the bottom end,of the stirring shaft,. A sanitary seal,hermetically seals the cover,about the stirring shaft,. A plurality of mixing blades,extending radially from the shaft,in the container,. The top end,of the shaft 26 includes a driving connection or coupling for receiving a rotating device for rotating the stirring shaft,and the mixing blades,for mixing the contents of the container,. The bottom,of the container,includes an annular leg,for supporting the bottom,above the central portion,of a cover,and over the top end,of a stirring shaft,of a like container 12 assembly. To facilitate the stacking, the cover,includes a circular ridge,for receiving and centering the leg,of a like container,assembly. The container,with frozen contents is dispensed from a machine and engaged by a rotates device to rotate the blades,to mix the contents, such as a milkshake.