BLENDER WITH ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY AND REMOVABLE SPINDLE

A blender for home or commercial use that is rugged enough to blend frozen beverages, simple to use and safe. The blender includes an upper housing with a front housing door that covers the moving blending machinery. The blender also includes a cupholder receiving area which allows the user to safel...

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Main Authors LAU, SHEK FAI, CONNELL, STEVE T, FARRELL, JAMES J, CAUCHOIS, GAGE C, GARDNER, CLAYTON G, VOGES, JENS P, LEHMAN, JOSEPH M, BRADLEY, CHRIS M
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LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 11.05.2016
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APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
COFFEE MILLS
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
FURNITURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
SPICE MILLS
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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Summary:A blender for home or commercial use that is rugged enough to blend frozen beverages, simple to use and safe. The blender includes an upper housing with a front housing door that covers the moving blending machinery. The blender also includes a cupholder receiving area which allows the user to safely insert a frozen food or beverage cup inside a cupholder for blending. After the start button is pressed, the cup and cupholder will be lifted together for blending in a balanced, linear motion by an elevator assembly. Dual lead screws or a dual belt drive are preferably used in the elevator assembly to achieve this balanced, linear motion. As the cupholder is lifted upward, a cover will be pressed over the top opening of the inserted cup to prevent spillage during blending. The elevator assembly continues to lift the cupholder upward until the rotating cutter blades of a spindle assembly cut through successive layers of the frozen food or beverage. To facilitate cleaning, the spindle assembly is preferably removable from the blender through use of a quick release coupling mechanism.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130808961