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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2014
Sunbeam Products, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Monte Davis, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Joseph Palermo, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Augusto A. Picozza, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Terry Tang, Tseung Kwan O, HK;
Sunbeam Products, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A blending and dispensing appliance is provided which includes a blending container, a housing having a recess for supporting the blending container, an ice-shaving unit, and an agitator to agitate shaved ice and other beverage ingredients in the blending container. A conduit is disposed on an outer sidewall of the blending container and fluidly connected to the blending container. An auger is disposed in the conduit and is rotated within the conduit when a dispensing arm is depressed. The rotating auger extrudes blended contents through the conduit from the blending container to a dispensing spout. A motorized base containing both an agitator and an auger motor selectively provide rotary power to the agitator and auger, respectively. A control system is provided for controlling the operation of the ice-shaving motor, the agitator, and the agitator so that the contents placed into the beverage container are blended to a desired consistency.