Patent ID: 7878021

Claim:
Ice-cream maker comprising: a double-walled container; a blade arranged in said container; and a case containing a drive mechanism adapted to generate a rotational movement of the blade relative to the double-walled container, the double-walled container having an outside wall and an internal wall, the outside wall and internal wall defining a housing containing a phase changing mixture having a melting range extending at least partially below 0° C., the internal wall forming a vat having a central axis, said vat having a lower half that presents an annular path, the blade being provided to scrape clean the internal wall and the blade having a handle and a concave part connected to the handle and disposed at least partially in the vat, wherein the concave part forms a spoon having a bowl to obtain and taste the frozen preparation, wherein the blade presents an end configured to scrape clean the annular path, and the handle being mounted in a position that is eccentric relative to the central axis of the vat, and only one lateral edge of the blade being placed in proximity to the internal wall of the container.