Patent ID: 7028607

Claim:
A device for masticating frozen foodstuffs resulting in a non-dairy frozen material comprised of frozen composite which has been masticated to achieve a creamy texture comprising: a) a housing; b) a motor installed inside said housing; c) a masticating chamber having a cylindrically shaped inside surface, a upper portion, a lower portion, a front end, and a back end; d) an inlet hopper portion for introducing foodstuffs into said masticating chamber attached at an angle greater than ninety degrees to said masticating chamber on said masticating chamber's upper portion in proximity with said masticating chamber's back end; e) a product delivery spout for delivering the masticated frozen foodstuffs attached at an angle less than ninety degrees to said masticating chamber on said masticating chamber's lower portion in proximity with said masticating chambers front end; f) a plunger mechanism with a piston connected at one end and movably attached to said housing such that said piston, when inserted into said inlet hopper after frozen foodstuffs are inserted into said inlet hopper, is capable of pushing the frozen foodstuffs into said masticating chamber; g) a masticating element having a cylindrical shape fittingly contained within said masticating chamber and connected to said motor such that said masticating element is capable of rotating around said masticating elements cylindrical axis inside such masticating chamber when said motor is activated; h) said masticating element having a masticating portion having a threaded surface and a plurality of cutting grooves parallel to said masticating element's axis of rotation for masticating the frozen foodstuffs; i) said cutting grooves upper cutting edges forming 70 to 110 degree cutting angles with the inside surface of said masticating chamber and said threaded surface configured such that the frozen foodstuffs are masticated and moved towards the front end of said masticating chamber when said masticating element is rotating; and, j) said masticating element also having a front end formed with a transferring portion with multiple moving shoots to move the masticated frozen foodstuffs towards the front end of said masticating chamber and out of said masticating chamber through said product delivery spout.