Patent ID: 9474417
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A47J,B01F

Claim Text:
1. An automated mix in-cup apparatus for mixing consumable material, the apparatus comprising: a frame including a cup-holder to secure a tapered cup selectively placed therein, and a first motor operatively connected to the cup-holder to rotate the cup-holder; a reciprocating carriage axially supported by the frame, the carriage supporting a second motor and a rotatable mixing blade to mix a consumable material, the mixing blade being secured to a shaft axially extending from the second motor, the shaft defining a longitudinal axis and the second motor configured to rotate the shaft and the mixing blade about the longitudinal axis; wherein reciprocal movement of the carriage axially translates the mixing blade into and out of said tapered cup selectively placed in the cup-holder, and wherein the cup-holder and the first motor are oriented at an incline, the incline defining a tilt angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, whereby the shaft and the rotatable blade are positioned off-center relative to said tapered cup selectively placed in the cup-holder.