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US 11,759,056 B2Granted
Vacuum food processing system
AssigneesSharkNinja Operating LLC, SharkNinja (Hong Kong) Company Limited
InventorsSam William Bannister, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin
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Abstract
An attachment for use with a food processing system includes a sealable body including a wall and a processing chamber, a chamber opening formed in said sealable body, and a vacuum passage arranged in fluid communication with said chamber opening. The vacuum passage is associated with at least one of said wall and said processing chamber of said sealable body.
Claims17
An attachment for use with a food processing system comprising:
- a sealable body including a first open end, a sidewall, and a processing chamber;
- a chamber opening formed in said sealable body;
- a vacuum passage arranged in fluid communication with said chamber opening, at least a portion of said vacuum passage being associated with at least one of said sidewall and said processing chamber, said vacuum passage further being arranged at a side of said sealable body external to said sidewall and said processing chamber;
- a secondary structure connected to said sidewall, said secondary structure and said sidewall cooperating to define at least a portion of said vacuum passage, said secondary structure forming a seamless interface with said sidewall, at least a portion of said secondary structure being flush with an adjacent surface of said sidewall;
- a vacuum sealing assembly arranged within said chamber opening;
- and
- a release mechanism associated with said processing chamber, the release mechanism being located remotely from the vacuum sealing assembly;
- wherein, in a first configuration, said attachment first open end is configured to couple to a lid;
- and
- wherein, in a second, inverted configuration, said first open end is configured to removably install about a food processor base for use as a personal blending container.
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A food processing system comprising:
- a food processor base including a vacuum system defining an external surface of a side of the base;
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- an attachment configured for removable association with said food processor base, said attachment including:
- a sealable body including a first open end, a second closed end, a sidewall, and a processing chamber;
- a chamber opening formed in said sealable body;
- a vacuum passage arranged in fluid communication with said chamber opening, at least a portion of said vacuum passage being associated with at least one of said sidewall and said processing chamber of said sealable body, said vacuum passage further being arranged at a side of said sealable body external to said sidewall and said processing chamber;
- a secondary structure connected to said sidewall, said secondary structure and said sidewall cooperating to define at least a portion of said vacuum passage, said secondary structure forming a seamless interface with said sidewall, at least a portion of said secondary structure being flush with an adjacent surface of said sidewall;
- a vacuum sealing assembly arranged within said chamber opening;
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- a cover configured with said vacuum passage to selectively couple to the second closed end of said sealable body to seal said chamber of the attachment
- wherein, in a first configuration, when said attachment is installed about said food processor base, said vacuum passage is fluidly connected to said vacuum system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.