Patent ID: 6082589
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
A slush beverage dispensing system comprising:a base unit having a top wall, a bottom wall and a side wall;motor means disposed in said base unit connected with an electrical power source and having a rotatable shaft disposed adjacent said base unit top wall;a vessel removably supported on said base unit top wall and having a side wall and a bottom wall defining an interior chamber for containing a slush beverage, an access opening at one end thereof, and a releasable closure lid removably mounted on said vessel opening, said vessel being thermally insulated to maintain said slush beverage in a low temperature condition;a slush delivery valve on said vessel side wall having a first end in communication with said interior chamber and a second end exterior of said chamber for dispensing said slush beverage contained within said vessel; andagitator means including an agitator shaft with a blade thereon rotatably disposed in said chamber to swirl and agitate said slush beverage and shaft connection means at a lower end thereof extending rotatably through said vessel bottom wall in sealed relation for releasable connection to said motor shaft for rotating said agitator shaft and blade when said vessel is supported on said base unit.