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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
William Brown, Orlando, FL (US);
Eric R. Miller, Deland, FL (US);
William Brown, Orlando, FL (US);
Eric R. Miller, Deland, FL (US);
Archibald Brothers International, Inc., Deland, FL (US);
Abstract
An automatic flavor-injected blending apparatus includes a base, a processor, and a user input in signal communication with the processor. A blending spindle is rotatably affixed at an upper end to the base and is rotatable under processor control. A container support is movably affixed to the base and is movable between a lower position for placing a container thereon and an upper position closer to the spindle's upper end. A selected flavor is injectable into the container. Software is resident in the processor that is adapted to receive the flavor selection and actuate the injection. The software is further adapted to actuate the spindle rotation. Since the blending process is automated, the server can start the apparatus, step away and attend to other duties while the apparatus is functioning, and return at a later time after a timer has turned off the spindle rotator.