Patent ID: 9723858
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A23G

Claim:
1. A frozen confection dispensing apparatus comprising: a freezer section including a frozen confection product; a dispensing section connected to the freezer section, the dispensing section including a dispensing conduit formed longitudinally therein and extending along a longitudinal dispensing axis from a dispensing inlet to a dispensing outlet, and a plunger movably positioned longitudinally within the dispensing conduit; a mixing section attached to the dispensing section, the mixing section including a mixing chamber formed longitudinally therein and extending along a longitudinal mixing axis from a mixing inlet to a point of dispense, the mixing section including at least one injection port, the at least one injection port extending from an exterior of the mixing section to an interior surface of the mixing chamber; a user interface allowing a user to select a desired flavor; a flavoring section including a plurality of flavor syrups connected to the at least one injection port; a motor assembly including a motor attached to a shaft, the shaft terminating at a terminal end in the mixing chamber, the terminal end including a mixing blade attached thereon; wherein the mixing blade includes an extrusion portion defining an annulus with the inner diameter of the mixing chamber providing a thin profile of frozen confection product fed to the mixing section and a blending portion homogenizing the frozen confection product and flavor syrup at the point of dispense wherein the annulus has a dimension of from 2 to 20% relative to the inner diameter of the mixing chamber.