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Apparatus for making drinks comprising an ice-slush machine, a blender and an associated control assembly is disclosed. The ice-slush machine includes a reservoir, two associated chilling chambers with screw pumps, and a nozzle for dispensing ice-slush to the blender for being mixed with liquor and

Apparatus for making drinks comprising an ice-slush machine, a blender and an associated control assembly is disclosed. The ice-slush machine includes a reservoir, two associated chilling chambers with screw pumps, and a nozzle for dispensing ice-slush to the blender for being mixed with liquor and additional flavoring constituents. The control assembly effects a sequence of operations including the activation of the blender, followed by the initiation of the dispensing of the ice-slush, followed by the termination of the dispensing of the ice-slush, folllowed by the inactivation of the blender in order to make optimum and consistent drinks. Also disclosed is the method of making such drinks.

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Apparatus for making a drink comprising dispensed ice-slush and blended additional flavoring constituents, said apparatus including: (a) an ice-slush machine formed with a reservoir for the receipt of a fluid, a chilling chamber in communication with said reservoir for converting fluid into ice-slus

Apparatus for making a drink comprising dispensed ice-slush and blended additional flavoring constituents, said apparatus including: (a) an ice-slush machine formed with a reservoir for the receipt of a fluid, a chilling chamber in communication with said reservoir for converting fluid into ice-slush, a nozzle for selectively dispensing ice-slush from said machine, and transport means in communication with said chilling chamber and said nozzle to transport ice-slush from said chilling chamber to said nozzle; (b) a container positionable beneath said nozzle for the receipt of ice-slush dispensed from said machine, said container having an open top end for the receipt of dispensed ice-slush and flavoring constituents to be blended therewith; (c) a rotatable impeller for mixing the contents of the container; and (d) a single, operator activated control means to first initiate the rotation of said impeller, to then open said nozzle for initiating the dispensing of ice-slush while said impeller is rotating, to then close said nozzle for terminating the dispensing of ice-slush while said impeller is rotating, and to then terminate the rotation of said impeller.