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A coffee blending and dispensing apparatus whereby coffee purchasers can automatically customize a desired blend of two or more different types of coffee beans that weighs and packages the blended coffee in containers either as ground coffee blend or as a whole coffee bean blend. The blending and di

A coffee blending and dispensing apparatus whereby coffee purchasers can automatically customize a desired blend of two or more different types of coffee beans that weighs and packages the blended coffee in containers either as ground coffee blend or as a whole coffee bean blend. The blending and dispensing apparatus includes a plurality of coffee bins, each containing a predetermined type of coffee bean supported over a scale. Each coffee bin includes a controlled discharge for directing selected predetermined amount of coffee beans contained therein to the scale for weighing. Upon weighing, the selected blend of coffee beans are conveyed to a bagging station, where blended coffee beans may be finally packaged either in a ground form or a whole bean form. A computer and an associated printer are operatively connected to the coffee blending and dispensing apparatus whereby a customer can readily input the type and amount of the different selected coffees to formulate a desired blend and whereby the computer is programmed to sequence the operation of the apparatus to automatically effect the custom blending of the coffee to a customer's personal or individual taste or desire.

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1. A coffee blending apparatus for blending a mixture of two or more different types of coffee comprising:a plurality of coffee bins, each of said coffee bins adapted to contain a supply of a different type of coffee bean from which a selection may be made, each of said coffee bins having a discharg

1. A coffee blending apparatus for blending a mixture of two or more different types of coffee comprising:a plurality of coffee bins, each of said coffee bins adapted to contain a supply of a different type of coffee bean from which a selection may be made, each of said coffee bins having a discharge opening, a scale located below said discharge opening, a discharge chute disposed in communication with each of said discharge openings for directing the selected coffee beans from its corresponding coffee bin to said scale, means for controlling the amount of coffee beans being discharged onto said scale, a receiving chamber, a distribution conduit connected in communication with said negative pressure source and said receiving chamber, said distribution conduit having an inlet end adjacent to and spaced from said scale whereby said distribution conduit conveys the selected coffee beans deposited on said scale to said receiving chamber under a negative pressure when said negative pressure source is activated, and a central processing unit programmed to sequence the actuation of control means and said negative pressure source in accordance with a predetermined selection.