Asymmetric blender cup and motor base sipping mechanism

A blender, comprising:

• a cup with a closed end and an open end;
• a motor housing comprising an interior end that is insertable into the open end of the cup and a sipping pathway extending through the motor housing to an exterior end;
• and
• a plug operatively closing the sipping pathway at both the interior end and the exterior end of the motor housing;
• wherein the motor housing comprises a motor disposed in the motor housing and includes a mixing blade on the interior end, wherein the mixing blade is coupled to the motor through a drive shaft, and
• wherein the mixing blade, the drive shaft, and the motor are offset from a central axis of the motor housing.

A blender, comprising:

• a cup with a closed end and an open end;
• and
• a motor housing with an interior end and an exterior end, wherein the interior end is insertable into the open end of the cup and wherein the exterior end is attachable to the open end of the cup,
• wherein the motor housing comprises a motor and a battery disposed within the motor housing, wherein the motor housing further comprises a mixing blade on the interior end and coupled to the motor through a drive shaft, wherein the mixing blade, the drive shaft, the battery, and the motor are offset from a central axis of the motor housing,
• wherein the motor housing further comprises a sipping pathway extending from the interior end to the exterior end and a plug, and
• wherein the plug is operatively moveable between a closed position within the sipping pathway and an open position within a cavity of the motor housing.