Bowl assembly for a micro puree machine
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsXu Sheng Deng, Zintis Jones, Nicholas M. O'Loughlin, Michelle Hilary Power
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Abstract
A bowl assembly for a micro puree machine includes a beaker removeably attachable to a beaker coupling located inside a bowl. The beaker coupling operatively couples to a drive motor assembly for rotation of the beaker coupling and the beaker relative to the bowl. The bowl in turn locks onto a bayonet structure on a base of the micro puree machine, which secures the bowl in position on the base while the beaker coupling and the beaker rotate.
Claims20
A micro puree machine including a bowl assembly, the bowl assembly comprising:
- a beaker configured to receive ingredients therein, the beaker comprising a bottom surface that includes at least one first alignment structure;
- a beaker coupling configured to receive the beaker therein, the beaker coupling comprising an upper surface that includes at least one second alignment structure;
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- a bowl configured to receive the beaker coupling and the beaker therein;
- wherein the beaker coupling is operatively coupled to a drive motor for rotation about an axis relative to the bowl;
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- wherein the at least one first alignment structure is complementary to the at least one second alignment structure such that, when the beaker is positioned within the beaker coupling, the at least one first alignment structure and the at least one second alignment structure prevent rotation of the beaker relative to the beaker coupling.
A method of operating a micro puree machine comprising:
- positioning a beaker within a beaker coupling of the micro puree machine, the beaker configured to receive ingredients therein, the beaker comprising a bottom surface that includes at least one first alignment structure, the beaker coupling comprising an upper surface that includes at least one second alignment structure, the beaker coupling located within a bowl;
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- attaching the bowl to a platform of the micro puree machine;
- wherein the beaker coupling is operatively coupled to a drive motor for rotation about an axis relative to the bowl;
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- wherein the at least one first alignment structure is complementary to the at least one second alignment structure such that, when the beaker is positioned within the beaker coupling, the at least one first alignment structure and the at least one second alignment structure prevent rotation of the beaker relative to the beaker coupling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.