Patent ID: 7775705

Claim:
A machine for mixing food in a cup comprising a housing; an agitator assembly depending downwardly for a length from said housing and adapted to be rotated to mix food when said agitator assembly is positioned in the cup; and a switch assembly; said switch assembly including a bracket in said housing, an elongate member pivotally carried by said bracket, a pivot axis defined on said bracket about which said elongate member pivots, said elongate member extending downwardly from said pivot axis adjacent to a substantial portion of said length of said agitator assembly, a switch carried by said bracket and movable between open and closed positions, and means to bias said elongate member toward said switch, such that when in the closed position said agitator assembly can be rotated, said elongate member engaging said switch such that when said elongate member is pivoted, said switch moves from the open to the closed position.