Patent ID: 8960999
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A47J,B01F,B65D

Abstract:
1. A compounding module for use in a beverage mixing system, the compounding module comprising: a housing having an opening separating an inner surface from an outer surface, and a boss extending through the housing such that part of the outer surface forms an inner bore of the boss having a terminus pointing toward the opening; a sealing feature and a locking feature; an agitator having a base, a shaft, and a mixing element coupled to the base such that the base, in cooperation with the sealing feature, circumferentially seals the opening of the housing to form a cavity defined by the inner surface, the shaft passing through the inner bore, the locking feature when engaged permitting independent or simultaneous translational and rotational movement of the shaft while an area between the terminus of the boss and the shaft remains mechanically sealed during the movement against liquid or powder encroachment into a clean area of the inner bore.