A bioreactor system includes a support housing having an interior surface bounding a compartment. A rack is secured to the support housing in alignment with the opening. An elongated first shaft has a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the first shaft being secured to the rack. A structure is secured to the first shaft at or towards the second end of the first shaft, the structure outwardly projecting away from the first shaft. A collapsible bag bounds a chamber and is at least partially disposed within the compartment of the support housing. A member projects from the collapsible bag and passes through the opening on the support housing, the structure supporting or restraining movement of the member.

The blender includes a motorized handheld tool, which has a chuck. The blender also includes a container that has an open interior and at least one open end. A cap is attachable with the at least one open end of the container to enclose the interior of the container. A rotatable blade piece extends through the cap between a blade end on one side of the cap and a shank end on an opposite side of the cap. The blade end has a plurality of blades. The shank end of the rotatable blade piece is received in the chuck of the motorized handheld tool.

The blender includes a motorized handheld tool, which has a chuck. The blender also includes a container that has an open interior and at least one open end. A cap is attachable with the at least one open end of the container to enclose the interior of the container. A rotatable blade piece extends through the cap between a blade end on one side of the cap and a shank end on an opposite side of the cap. The blade end has a plurality of blades. The shank end of the rotatable blade piece is received in the chuck of the motorized handheld tool.

The present disclosure relates to a safety bearing arrangement (300) for a food processing device (10, 110, 210) comprising a container (12, 112, 212) and a processing tool (20, 120, 220) arranged to be rotated with respect to the container (12, 112, 212) for processing food, the bearing arrangement (300) comprising a first bearing part (302), particularly a bearing pin (304) and a second bearing part (280), particularly a bearing seat (282), wherein one of the first bearing part (302) and the second bearing part (280) is associated with the container (12, 112, 212) and the other one is associated with a tool unit (18, 118, 228), wherein the first bearing part (302) and the second bearing part (280) are arranged to engage one another and to be rotated with respect to one another, and wherein the first bearing part (302) and the second bearing part (302) generate a defined friction torque in such a way that a running processing tool (20, 120, 220), when no driving torque is applied to the processing tool (20, 120, 220), is significantly decelerated, preferably stopped, within a predetermined period of time. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding food processing device (10, 110, 210).

A drink cup contains: a body, a cover, and a stirring unit. The body includes a bottom fringe, a peripheral fringe, a chamber, and an opening. The bottom fringe has an orifice defined on a central position thereof and communicating with the chamber. The stirring unit has a seat, a stirrer, and a fixing element, wherein the seat is mounted on the orifice and has a central hole communicating with the chamber. The stirrer has a stem, an outer diameter of which is less than the central hole, and the stirrer also has a blade and a first locking portion on a bottom of the stirrer. The fixing element has an engagement portion and a second locking portion. When the stem of the stirrer inserts through the central hole, the second locking portion of the fixing element is in connection with the first locking element of the stirrer so that the stem of the stirrer rotatably connects with the central hole of the seat.

There is provided apparatus (301) for mixing contents of a receptacle, the apparatus comprising a rotary shaft (302) equipped at a proximal end with a connection for removable attachment to a means of providing rotation. The rotary shaft has a mixing element (303) fixedly connected at a distal end of the shaft opposite to said proximal end. The mixing element comprises at least two arms (304) at the distal most end of the shaft, a corkscrew neck (306) on the shaft and a collar (305) on the shaft positioned in between the at least two arms and the corkscrew neck. The at least two arms are configured in a first partially-open resting position and are moveable to a second fully-open operative position. The mixing element further comprises a blade (307) positioned across the shaft more proximally than the corkscrew neck.

A fluid mixing system includes a flexible bag having a first end, an opposing second end, and an interior surface bounding a compartment. A first rotational assembly includes a first casing mounted to the first end of the flexible bag and a first hub rotatably mounted to the first casing. A second rotational assembly includes a second casing mounted to the second end of the flexible bag and a second hub rotatably mounted to the second casing. An elongated member has a first end coupled with the first hub and an opposing second end coupled with the second hub, the connector being flexible and having a uniform flexibility along its entire length. A first impeller is mounted to the connector.

An animal trap sensor includes a base having a distal end and a proximal end, a switch having a first metallic element and a second metallic element, and a signal unit, in which, when the first metallic element contacting the second metallic element, thereby forming a closed circuit, such that the signal unit transmits a signal to an off-site receiver. Or, an animal trap sensor includes a first portion and a second portion electrically connected with a signal unit including a power supply, in which, when the first and the second portions are disposed at a first distance between each other, thereby generating an output property, in which, when the first and the second portions are disposed at a second distance between each other, which is different from the first distance, thereby changing the output property and causing the signal unit to transmit a signal to an off-site receiver.

A device for circulating wastewater is received in a tank, in which a conical or hyperboloid-like stirring body is mounted on a vertical stirring shaft, wherein the stirring body is composed from a plurality of segments produced from metal along radially extending joining zones.

A beverage mixing system/method allowing faster mixing/blending of frozen beverages is disclosed. The system/method in various embodiments utilizes inductive coupling to introduce heat into the frozen beverage during the mixing/blending process via a rotating driveshaft and attached mechanical agitator to speed the mixing/blending process. Exemplary embodiments may be configured to magnetically induce heat into the driveshaft and/or mechanical agitator mixing blade to affect this mixing/blending performance improvement. This heating effect may be augmented via the use of high power LED arrays aimed into the frozen slurry to provide additional heat input. The system/method may be applied with particular advantage to the mixing of ice cream type beverages and other viscous beverage products.