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US 2014/0270929 A1Published application
Clip insert for drive coupler
AssigneeVita-Mix Corporation
InventorDavid Kanning
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Abstract
A coupler assembly is shown and described. The coupler assembly may include an insert, where the insert comprises an aperture and a plurality of clips, each clip comprising a clip body and a spring tab. The coupler assembly may also include a coupler body having a core adapted to receive the insert.
Claims20
A coupler assembly comprising:
- an insert, wherein the insert comprises an aperture and a plurality of clips, each clip comprising a clip body and a spring tab;
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- a coupler body having a core adapted to receive the insert.
A coupler assembly comprising:
- an insert comprising a core adapted to receive an insert body;
- an insert body inside the core, the insert body having an aperture sized and shaped for close-fitting engagement with a shaft, the insert body further comprising a plurality of clips arranged generally symmetrically or equidistant from each other, each clip comprising a clip body and a spring tab, each spring tab having an outer and an inner surface, each spring tab extending in an outwardly direction from the clip body, each clip having a spring-like quality;
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- a coupler body comprising a cap portion and a stem portion, wherein the stem portion is sized for close-fitted engagement with the insert.
1 more element
A coupler assembly comprising:
- a coupler body comprising a cap configured to accept a shaft of a blender blade and a core;
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- a coupler insert comprising at least one fixed clip to selectively engage with a shaft of a blender motor and an insert body operatively engaged with the core of the coupler body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.