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US 5,720,552 AGranted
Drinking glass with integrated stirring assembly
OwnerWalter Schindleggerinventor
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Abstract
A drinking glass with an integral stirring assembly. The drinking glass includes a base to which a cylindrical top is attached. A stirrer is rotatably attached to the surface of the base so as to extend into the area subtended by the top. The stirrer is actuated by a motor inside the base. A seal seated in a recess located in the top of the base provides a seal around the top of the motor.
Claims34
A drinking vessel having a stirrer comprising:
- a base formed as a monolithic plastic component that has a circumferential wall and a central boss disposed within the circumferential wall, a stirrer motor disposed in said central boss, said motor having a shaft, and a switch mounted to said circumferential wall for controlling actuation of said motor;
- and a detachable top connectable with said base, the improvement wherein:
- said base has a top wall that is connected to said circumferential wall so as to cover an interior region of said base defined by said circumferential wall, said top wall having an underside against which said motor is seated wherein said shaft of said motor extends through said top wall so that said stirrer can be secured to said shaft, and said top wall is formed to have an annular groove so that a bottom circumferential edge of said detachable top can be seated in said groove for detachable connection to said base;
- a seal is provided in a recess formed in said underside of said top wall;
- and legs integral with said underside of said top wall that extend downwardly from said top wall are provided for holding said motor and drawing said motor toward said underside of said top wall and against said seal.
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A drinking glass including:
- a base unit, said base unit including:
- a housing that forms a top wall that has an undersurface in which a recess is formed;
- a motor disposed in said housing, said motor having a shaft that extends through said top wall of said housing, wherein said shaft is positioned to extend through said recess formed in said undersurface of said top wall;
- a seal disposed in said recess formed in said undersurface of said top wall so that said shaft of said motor extends through said seal;
- a fastening element attached to said housing for securing said motor to said top wall of said housing so as to urge said motor toward said undersurface of said top wall and against said seal;
- and a stirring blade attached to a portion of said shaft of said motor that extends above said top wall of said housing;
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- a top section having opposed open top and bottom ends wherein said top section is releasably secured at said bottom end to said base unit so as to be positioned around said stirring blade and so that liquids can be held in said top section.
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A drinking glass including:
- a base unit, said base unit including:
- a housing that forms a top wall that has a top surface that at least partially defines an annular groove that extends at least partially around said top wall and an undersurface in which a recess is formed;
- a sealing element seated in an inner perimeter of said groove;
- at least one base lug extending from said housing into said groove;
- a motor disposed in said housing, said motor having a shaft that extends through said top wall of said housing, wherein said shaft is positioned to extend through said recess formed in said undersurface of said top wall;
- a seal disposed in said recess formed in said undersurface of said top wall so that said shaft of said motor extends through said seal;
- a restraining member extending downwardly from said undersurface of said top wall for restricting lateral movement of said motor;
- and a fastening assembly attached to said housing for securing said motor to said top wall of said housing so as to urge said motor towards said undersurface of said top wall and against said seal;
- and a stirring blade attached to a portion of said shaft of said motor that extends above said top wall of said housing;
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- a top section having opposed open top and bottom ends wherein said bottom end is positioned to be seated in said groove formed in said base so that said top section is located around said stirring blade;
- and a top section lug integrally formed with said bottom end for engaging said at least one base lug so as to releasably secure said top section to said base, wherein said bottom end is positioned to abut said sealing element so that liquids can be held in said top section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.