| 摘要 |
A SEALED PACK (440) CONTAINS QUANTITIES OF INGREDIENTS TO MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL SMOOTHIE PORTION. THE INGREDIENTS COMPRISE A FLAVOUR INGREDIENT (410) SUCH AS PIECES OF FRUIT (STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, MANGO), A FROZEN PORTION OF LIQUID (420) SUCH AS WATER, FRUIT JUICE, MILK, COFFEE OR TEA; AND A CONSISTENCY INGREDIENT (430) SUCH AS ICE-CREAM, SORBET AND YOGHURT. THE PACK MAY BE SUBJECTED TO A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENTLY LOW TO MAINTAIN THE FROZEN STATE OF SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS IN THE PACK (440). ALSO DISCLOSED IS A METHOD OF PACKAGING THE INGREDIENTS INTO THE PACK, OR INTO :FIRST AND SECOND CONTAINERS, OR INTO A CONTAINER WITH COMPARTMENTS FOR DIFFERENT INGREDIENTS IN FROZEN AND UNFROZEN STATES; AND A METHOD OF PREPARING AN INDIVIDUAL SMOOTHIE USING THE SEALED PACK WHEREIN THE INGREDIENTS ARE BLENDED WITH. ADDITIONAL LIQUID; AND AN APPARATUS THAT USES THE SEALED PACK FOR AUTOMATICALLY VENDING AN INDIVIDUAL SMOOTHIE PORTION. (FIGURE 4) |
