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US 11,684,216 B2Granted
Reverse draft open top blending container
AssigneeVita-Mix Management Corporation
InventorRichard D. Boozer
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Abstract
A container comprises a body and a base. The body includes an open end and a closed end. The closed end is attached to the base. The closed end may be welded to the base. Cross-sectional perimeters of the body decreases from the closed end to the open end.
Claims11
A blender system comprising:
- a blender base comprising a housing that houses a motor;
- a container operatively attachable to the blender base, the container comprising:
- a container body comprising an open end, a closed end, and a side wall extending between the closed end and the open end, wherein the perimeter of the open end is generally smaller than the perimeter of the closed end;
- a container bottom operatively attached to the closed end to form a seal between the container bottom and the closed end, wherein the closed end is substantially planar and comprises a perimeter that comprises a cross shape that includes a plurality of vertices;
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- a blade assembly operatively attachable to the blender base, wherein the side wall comprises a plurality of flutes extending from the plurality of vertices of the perimeter of the closed end towards the open end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.