Blender jar with recipe markings
AssigneeSunbeam Products, Inc.
InventorsJohn Douglas Wulf, Gerald J. Lozinski, Matthew Craig Denton, Jerry Lee McColgin, Michael Morton, Daniel S. Soultanian
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Abstract
A blender base that may be used with a food processor container, a blender container, and a single use beverage container. The blender container includes a novel blade unit having a food processor-style blade and blender type blades. The container has a first interface at its top that mates with a second interface on the blender base and which may also interface with a drinking cap such that the container may also function as a drinking container.
Claims12
A container assembly for use with a blender blade base, comprising:
- a drinking container having a first interface at its top;
- a blade base removeably mountable on and off a blender and having a blade unit thereon and a second interface thereon, the second interface configured to mate with the first interface, the blade base and the drinking container forming a sealed container;
- and
- a drinking cap having a drinking hole and a third interface, the third interface configured to mate with the first interface.
A method of mixing ingredients in a drinking container, comprising:
- placing ingredients in a drinking container;
- attaching a blade base to the drinking container;
- inverting the blade base and drinking container;
- attaching the blade base to a motorized blender base and operating the blender base to mix the ingredients in the drinking container;
- removing the blade base and drinking container from the blender base;
- inverting the blade base and drinking container;
- removing the blade base from the drinking container;
- and
- attaching a drinking can to the top of the drinking container.
A beverage container assembly for use with a blender, comprising:
- a beverage container having an open top portion and a closed bottom portion;
- a first removable cover for selectively covering said top portion of said container, said first cover adapted to be removably mountable on and off a blender and comprising an adapter portion for mounting said container on a blender;
- and
- a second removable cover for selectively covering said open top portion of said container, said second cover comprising a cap, and wherein said first and second covers are interchangeable on said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.