Interlocking blending system
AssigneeVita-Mix Management Corporation
InventorsDavid J. Kolar, Saifur Tareen, Eric Miller
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Abstract
A blending system is shown and described herein. The blending system may include a base including a motor, a blade selectively and operably engaged with the base, where the motor rotates the blade, a container having an open end and a lid configured to cover the open end. The blending system may also include an interlock system that may include a plurality of induction coils positioned on the base and the container and be in electrical communication with at least one lid sensor, wherein the power is translated through the induction coils to engage a switch device to complete a power circuit to allow a user to operate the motor of the blender.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
An interlocking blending system comprising:
- a base comprising a motor, a switch and a first set of inductive coils;
- and
- a container comprising a blade assembly and a second set of inductive coils, wherein the second set of inductive coils inductively couples with the first set of inductive coils when the second set of inductive coils are operatively positioned on top of the first set of inductive coils;
- wherein the base permits operation of the blade assembly based on the inductive coupling of the first set of coils and the second set of coils when the container is operatively positioned on top of the base, which causes the switch to be in closed state completing the power circuit to drive the blade assembly.
An interlocking blending system comprising:
- a base including a motor and a first pair of inductive coils;
- and
- a container including a second pair of inductive coils that inductively couples with the first pair of inductive coils when at least one of the second pair of inductive coils are operatively positioned on top of at least one of the first pair of inductive coils;
- wherein the base selectively permits operation of the motor based on the inductive coupling of the at least one of the first pair of coils and the least one of the second pair of coils when the container is operatively positioned on top of the base, and
- wherein the base selectively permits operation of the motor based on the inductive coupling of a second one of the first pair of coils and second one of the second pair of coils when the container is operatively positioned on top of the base.
An interlocking blending system comprising:
- a base including a motor, a display and a first set of inductive coils;
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- a container including a second set of inductive coils that inductively couples with the first set of inductive coils when the second set of inductive coils are operatively positioned on top of the first set of inductive coils;
- wherein the base comprises a switch that:
- i) permits operation of the motor based on the inductive coupling of the first set of coils and the second set of coils when the container is operatively positioned on top of the base and ii) prevents operation of the motor based on the container not being operatively positioned on top of the base but permits operation of the display.
An interlocking blending system comprising:
- a base including a motor, a contact plate and a first set of inductive coils;
- and
- a container including a second set of inductive coils that selectively inductively couples with the first set of inductive coils when the second set of inductive coils are operatively positioned on top of the first set of inductive coils and a push rod;
- wherein the pushrod translates towards the contact plate when the lid is attached and makes contact with contact plate to permit operation of the motor and wherein when the lid is removed the pushrod brakes contact with the contact plate and operation of the motor is prevented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.