Beverage blender system
AssigneeJooster IP AG
InventorChristoph Bertsch
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Abstract
A blender system includes a blender and container. The blender includes a bottle including a blending chamber with a bottle opening and a shoulder about the bottle opening, and a lid configured to couple with the bottle and that includes a container receiver. The container includes a nutrient receptacle to receive contents with a closed end and a receptacle opening opposite the closed end, a lip about the receptacle opening, and at least two flaps coupled to the lip via a lip hinge and positioned to cover a portion of the opening. Coupling the lid to the bottle with the container in the container receiver presses the lip towards the closed end so that the at least two flaps are pushed open to discharge the contents into the blending chamber.
Claims7
A blender system comprising:
- a blender comprising:
- a bottle comprising a blending chamber with a bottle opening;
- and a lid configured to couple with the bottle, the lid comprising a container receiver;
- and
- a container comprising:
- a nutrient receptacle to receive contents with a closed end and a receptacle opening opposite the closed end;
- a lip about the receptacle opening;
- and
- at least two flaps coupled to the lip via respective flap hinges and positioned in a closed position to cover a portion of the receptacle opening;
- wherein the container receiver is configured to position the lip such that coupling the lid to the bottle with the container in the container receiver presses a portion of the lip towards the closed end of the nutrient receptacle, and wherein the at least two flaps are configured to rotate on the respective flap hinges to an open position when engaged by another portion of the lip to discharge the contents of the nutrient receptacle into the blending chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.