Patent ID: 8177418

Claim:
An apparatus for making, storing, and transporting frozen confections, said apparatus comprising: a. a first substantially hollow housing member having an opening at a first predetermined end thereof, said first housing member being manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape; b. a second substantially hollow housing member for fitting within a first predetermined interior portion of said first housing member, said second housing member having an opening at a first predetermined end thereof for receiving at least one of predetermined ingredients for making a frozen confection, a predetermined consumable item, and a combination thereof, said second housing member being manufactured from a second predetermined material and having a second predetermined size and a second predetermined shape, wherein the second substantially hollow housing member is removable from the first substantially hollow housing member; c. a mixing member releasably engageable within a predetermined interior portion of said second housing member for mixing said predetermined ingredients; d. a first lid member releasably connectable to said second housing member for covering said opening at said first end of said second housing member, said first lid member having an aperture disposed there through for receiving a first predetermined end of said mixing member, said first lid member being manufactured from a third predetermined material and having a third predetermined size and a third predetermined shape; e. a motor operably connected directly to said mixing member and at least one of said first predetermined end of said housing member, said first predetermined end of said second housing member, said first lid member, and a combination thereof for enabling said mixing member to rotate in a predetermined direction while maintaining said second housing member in a stationary position such that said predetermined ingredients are mixed together; f. securing means for releasably securing said motor to at least one of said first predetermined end of said housing member, said first predetermined end of said second housing member, said first lid member, and a combination thereof; and g. a power source operably connected to said motor for supplying power thereto.