Patent ID: 8596190

Claim:
A liquid food fountain comprising: a center barrel having a top opening and a bottom opening; a plurality of stackable modules adapted for a slip fit on the center barrel, each module having a tier extending around the center barrel; a liquid collector adapted to be placed below the modules; an auger assembly adapted to fit inside the center barrel to carry liquid entering the center barrel at the bottom opening to the top opening; a drive module connectable to the auger assembly; a rotatable drive shaft housed in the drive module; a first set of one or more magnets attached to the drive shaft; a second set of one or more magnets attached to an end of the auger, the first set of magnets surrounding the second set of magnets so the auger is adapted to rotate with the drive shaft; and a stationary non-magnetic electrically conducting cup coupled to the liquid collector, the cup disposed between the first and second sets of magnets and surrounding the auger in closely spaced relationship so eddy currents generated in the cup heat the space between the cup and the magnets, and wherein the end of the auger is suspended in the cup.