Immersion blender

A mixing appliance assembly comprising:

• a housing including a top end and a bottom end;
• a shaft extending from the bottom end of the housing, the shaft including a proximal end and a distal end;
• a motor disposed inside the housing and operably coupled with the proximal end of the shaft;
• a blade disposed on the distal end of the shaft and configured to rotate about a central axis of the shaft upon activation of the motor;
• a top handle operably coupled with the top end of the housing;
• and
• a side port disposed in the housing, the side port configured to engage at least one of a handle and a bowl clamp, the side port including an interlocking feature that is actuated when the bowl clamp is engaged with the side port such that a continuous run feature of the motor can be activated.

A mixing appliance assembly comprising:

• a housing including a motor and a shaft operably coupled with the motor and extending outwardly from the housing;
• a top handle operably coupled with a top end of the housing and including a pulse button;
• and
• a port disposed in the housing, the port including an interlocking feature that is actuated upon connection with a bowl clamp such that a continuous run feature of the motor can be activated.