Locking blade base and blend cup
AssigneeVita-Mix Management Corporation
InventorsSteve Rukavina, Brandon Krise, Brad Paskert, Derek Slone, Chris Stewart
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Abstract
Provided is a blending system having a locking and/or sealing mechanism. The blending system may include a blending cup and a blade base having a blade assembly. The blending cup may have an open end and a closed end. The blade base may be selectively attachable to the open end of the blending cup and include the locking and/or sealing mechanism. The blade base may include a button corresponding to a protrusion that can selectively engage a mating groove on the blending cup to alternate between locked and unlocked positions. The blending system may be portable.
Claims20
A blender, comprising:
- a blade base comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is selectively attachable to a motor base and wherein the motor base comprises a motor and operation of the motor is controlled by a controller;
- a container having an open end and an inner wall, wherein the container comprises a rim at the open end, and wherein the blade base does not cover the rim of the open end when the blade base is selectively attached to the container;
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- an actuator and a locking member, wherein the locking member is positionable in a locked position and an unlocked position via the actuator, wherein the locking member is located on an outer wall of the blade base and configured to selectively engage with a locking groove on or within the inner wall of the container, and wherein release of the locking member from the locking groove is actuated by depression of the actuator.
A blender, comprising:
- a container comprising a closed end, an open end, and a rim at the open end;
- a base comprising a blade assembly at a first end;
- a protrusion positioned on an exterior wall of the base;
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- a groove positioned on an interior wall of the container, wherein the protrusion on the base is selectively insertable into the groove on the container and wherein engagement of the protrusion and the groove locks the container into a sealed position on the base.
A blending system, comprising:
- a blade base comprising an actuator and a locking protrusion positionable in a locked position and an unlocked position via the actuator;
- a container having an open end, a rim at the open end, and a locking groove disposed within or on an inner wall of the container, wherein the locking protrusion engages the locking groove to engage the blade base with the container;
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- a first interlock component in the container and a second interlock component in the blade base operatively interacting with the first interlock component, wherein a controller operatively controls operation of a motor based at least in part on whether the first interlock component is interacting with the second interlock component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.