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US 12,426,741 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for a tamper
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsClayton James O'Donoghue, Paul R. Staun
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Abstract
A tamper for an appliance. The tamper may include one or more tamping cycles. The tamper may include a motor. The tamper may include one or more mixing mechanisms. The mixing mechanism may be a vibration mechanism. The mixing mechanism may be a blade mechanism. The tamper may include a motion limiter. The tamper may include one or more locking mechanisms releasably engaging the blender. The tamper may include a blender.
Claims22
A blender comprising:
- a base having a drive mechanism;
- a container removably attached to the base, wherein the container includes a mixing assembly engageable to the drive mechanism of the base, and wherein the container includes a lid defining an opening, wherein the lid is removably attached to the container;
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- a tamper extending through the opening of the lid, wherein the tamper includes a motor driving a mixing mechanism, wherein the mixing mechanism is a vibrating portion, wherein the tamper includes a proximal end exterior to the lid and a distal end positioned within the container, wherein the distal end includes the vibrating portion.
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A tamper comprising:
- a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a flange projecting from the body;
- a mixing mechanism;
- a motor driving the mixing mechanism;
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- wherein the distal end includes a cavity extending from the flange towards a terminal end, and the motor is positioned in the cavity adjacent the terminal end.
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A blender comprising:
- a base having a drive mechanism;
- a container removably attached to the base, wherein the container includes a mixing assembly engageable to the drive mechanism of the base, and wherein the container includes a lid defining an opening, wherein the lid is removably attached to the container;
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- a tamper extending through the opening of the lid, wherein the tamper includes a motor driving a mixing mechanism, and wherein the tamper includes a locking mechanism to secure the tamper to the lid between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein when in the locked position the tamper is axially and rotationally fixed relative to the lid and wherein when in the unlocked position the tamper is movable relative to the lid.
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A tamper comprising:
- a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a flange projecting from the body;
- a mixing mechanism;
- a motor driving the mixing mechanism;
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- a locking mechanism to secure the tamper to a container between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein when in the locked position the tamper is axially and rotationally fixed relative to the container and wherein when in the unlocked position the tamper is movable relative to the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.