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US 10,893,775 B2Granted
Blender container with latch release
AssigneeCapbran Holdings, LLC
InventorColin Sapire
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Abstract
A system for attaching a blender container to a blade assembly, which comprises a first mechanism to secure a blender container to a blade assembly. Some embodiments of the system include a second latch mechanism to lock the blender container to the blade assembly while the container and blade assembly are mounted to a base for operation of the blender.
Claims17
A blender comprising:
- a container, said container having:
- an open-end defined by a rim, and
- at least one tongue protrusion located proximate to said open-end;
- said container having a locking rib located proximate to said open-end;
- a blade assembly attachable to said open-end of said container, said blade assembly comprising:
- a blade mounted on a blade holder, said blade holder having an interior surface defined by a collar;
- at least one slot on said interior surface;
- said collar having a latch with at least one notch for engaging said locking rib;
- wherein said blade assembly attaches to said open-end of said container by inserting said tongue protrusion into said slot and rotating said blade assembly such that said rim of said container is enclosed by the blade assembly;
- wherein when said notch is not engaged with said rib, said blade assembly can rotate relative to said container;
- wherein when said notch is engaged with said rib, said blade assembly cannot rotate relative to said container.
8 more elements
A blender comprising:
- a container, said container having:
- an open-end;
- a locking rib located proximate to said open-end;
- a blade assembly attachable to said open-end of said container, said blade assembly comprising:
- a blade mounted on a blade holder, said blade holder is defined by a collar;
- said collar having a latch with at least one notch for engaging said locking rib;
- wherein when said notch is not engaged with said rib, said blade assembly can rotate relative to said container;
- wherein when said notch is engaged with said rib, said blade assembly cannot rotate relative to said container.
5 more elements
A blender comprising:
- a container, said container having:
- an open-end defined by a rim,
- at least one tongue protrusion located proximate to said open-end,
- and a locking rib located proximate to said open-end;
- a blade assembly attachable to said open-end of said container, said blade assembly comprising:
- a blade mounted on a blade holder, said blade holder having an interior surface defined by a collar;
- at least one slot on said interior surface;
- a latch with at least one notch for engaging said locking rib;
- wherein said blade assembly attaches to said open-end of said container by inserting said tongue protrusion into said slot and rotating said blade assembly such that said rim of said container is enclosed by the blade assembly;
- wherein when said notch is not engaged with said rib, said blade assembly can rotate relative to said container;
- wherein when said notch is engaged with said rib, said blade assembly cannot rotate relative to said container.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.