Patent ID: 6945157

Claim:
An automatic flavor-injected blending apparatus comprising: a base comprising a housing having: a substantially horizontal bottom positionable upon a serving surface; a substantially vertical back extending upward from a back edge of the bottom; a shelf extending substantially horizontally from the back and above the bottom, a partially enclosed space formed by the bottom, the back, and the shelf, the spindle affixed to and extending beneath the shelf into the space, the container support affixed to the back; a processor; user input means in signal communication with the processor, the user input means having means for entering a flavor selection chosen from a plurality of flavor selections; a blending spindle rotatably affixed at an upper end to the base, the spindle having a blending blade adjacent a lower end thereof; means for rotating the spindle under control of the processor; a container support movably affixed to the base, the container support having a support surface adapted to hold a container thereon and movable between a lower position and an upper position wherein the support surface is closer to the spindle upper end, the container support comprising: a bracket affixed to the back within the space, the bracket having a substantially vertical groove therein; and a cup holder comprising: an attachment portion having a slider insertable into and slidable within the bracket groove; and a support surface extending substantially horizontally outward from the attachment portion; means for injecting the selected flavor into the container; and software means resident in the processor adapted to: actuate the injecting means; and actuate the spindle rotating means.