Leslie J Allen

US Patent:

6923010, Aug 2, 2005

Filed:

Dec 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/468458

Inventors:

David B. Small - San Jose CA, US
Scott D. Bekerman - Campbell CA, US
Leslie E. Allen - Riverbank CA, US
Brian D. Farley - Dublin CA, US

Assignee:

Shoot The Moon Products II, LLC - Pleasanton CA

International Classification:

A23G009/12

US Classification:

62 68, 62342

Abstract:

A slush beverage maker is provided that is easy to assemble and disassemble, has few parts, and is easy to operate. The slush beverage maker has a mixing chamber for receiving ingredients to make a slush beverage. An auger is received within the mixing chamber to mix the ingredients. An ice drum is received within the auger in the mixing chamber. An ice blade is disposed in the ice drum to stir the ice mixture received by the ice drum when making a slush beverage. A hand crank is connected to both the auger and the ice blade to rotate both simultaneously. A blowby area in the mixing chamber outside the auger provides continuous flow of the slush beverage mixture, thereby avoiding freezing the auger within the mixture. Moreover, the ice blade speeds up the heat transfer between the slush beverage mixture and the ice mixture, thereby decreasing the time required to make a slush beverage.

US Patent:

20030129921, Jul 10, 2003

Filed:

Jan 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/042669

Inventors:

David Small - San Jose CA, US
Scott Eckerman - Campbell CA, US
Leslie Allen - Riverbank CA, US

Assignee:

Shoot the Moon II, LLC - Pleasanton CA

International Classification:

A63H033/30

US Classification:

446/475000

Abstract:

A system, method and apparatus for dispensing chocolate. Solid chocolate is heated to its melting point within a chamber in order to form a liquid chocolate that is viscous and can flow out an opening in a nozzle at one end when pressure is exerted at another end. The chocolate dispenser is portable and has a housing or case that holds a heating chamber and a heater. The heater heats solid chocolate in the heating chamber into liquid chocolate. A nozzle is snapped or screwed into a dispensing end of the dispenser. A plunger has a piston inserted into the heating chamber to apply pressure to liquid chocolate in order for it to flow out of an opening in the nozzle. A children's playset for use with the chocolate dispenser includes a support structure to support the chocolate dispenser over a dispensing area. One embodiment of the playset includes a turn table and a tapper. A cooling tray may be included in the playset to cool the melted chocolate to its solid form.