Patent ID: 7325413

Claim:
A portable ice cream maker for making ice cream comprising: a vessel having a dasher; a motor being connected to the dasher; a housing for housing said vessel and said motor, said housing having an inlet, an outlet and a valve at said outlet, wherein the ice cream is released from said vessel through said outlet when said valve is actuated, wherein the dasher is connected to said motor by a threaded rod; and a piston, said piston being connected to said threaded rod, wherein the dasher is a first longitudinal member and a second longitudinal member, said first and said second longitudinal members scraping an inner wall of said vessel for mixing and for providing a consistency of the ice cream, wherein said motor is reversible, said reversible motor rotating said threaded rod in a first motor position and a second motor position, wherein said threaded rod is operable to rotate from a first threaded rod position to a second threaded rod position in response to an actuation of said valve.