Blender base with food processor capabilities

• US 20050068846A1
• Filed: 06/04/2004
• Published: 03/31/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel S. Soultanian, Gerald J. Lozinski, Jerry Lee Mccolgin, John Douglas Wulf, Matthew Craig Denton, Michael Morton
• Original Assignee: Daniel S. Soultanian, Gerald J. Lozinski, Jerry Lee Mccolgin, John Douglas Wulf, Matthew Craig Denton, Michael Morton
• Inventors: Lozinski, Gerald J., Morton, Michael, Soultanian, Daniel S., Wulf, John Douglas, Denton, Matthew Craig, McColgin, Jerry Lee
• Application Number:
  US10/860,869
• Publication Number:
  US 20050068846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 366/199
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 2043/0449 with a mixing unit detachable from the support
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 43/046 with tools driven from the bottom side
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 43/085 for machines with tools driven from the lower side A47J43/087, A47J43/09 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 27/1123 sickle-shaped, i.e. curved in at least one direction
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 27/808 with stirrers driven from the bottom of the receptacle

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. Programs with preprogrammed motor commands for desired operations are stored in memory and may be selected by a user on a user interface. The user interface may include a liquid crystal display, or function switches and light emitting diodes. Upon selection of a particular pre-defined function, the microcontroller retrieves the appropriate program from the read only memory and specifies the preprogrammed motor commands to accomplish the selected function.

Claims

1-18. -18. (Canceled)

19. A blade unit for use with a blender, comprising:

a first blade assembly having a generally U-shaped configuration with first and second blades on distal ends of the U-shaped configuration, and wherein the first and second blades on the first blade assembly extend at an angle to a radial axis of the blade unit; and

a second blade assembly having a first and second blades that extend substantially radially to the radial axis.

20. The blade unit of claim 19, wherein the blades of the first blade assembly extend upward when the blade unit is placed on a blender base for the blender.

21. The blade unit of claim 19, wherein blades of the first blade assembly are sharpened on leading edges, and are blunt on trailing edges.

22. The blade unit of claim 19, wherein blades of the first blade assembly are sharpened on leading edges, and are sharpened on trailing edges.

23. The blade unit of claim 19, further comprising a third blade assembly having a generally U-shaped configuration with first and second blades on distal ends of the U-shaped configuration, and wherein the first and second blades on the third blade assembly extend at an angle to a radial axis of the blade unit.

24. The blade unit of claim 23, wherein the second blade assembly is mounted between the first and third blade assemblies.

25. The blade unit of claim 24, wherein the second blade assembly is mounted adjacent to the first and third blade assemblies.

26. The blade unit of claim 23, wherein the blades of the first blade assembly extend upward and the blades of the third blade assembly extend downward when the blade unit is placed on a blender base for the blender.

27. The blade unit of claim 26, wherein the second blade assembly is mounted adjacent to and between the first and third blade assemblies.

28. The blade unit of claim 23, further comprising an extraction mechanism for releasing the blade unit from a blade base.

29. The blade unit of claim 28, wherein the extraction mechanism permits the release of the blade unit without the use of tools.

30. The blade unit of claim 29, wherein the blade unit is mounted on a shaft, and wherein the extraction mechanism comprises a cap mounted on the shaft, wherein squeezing of the cap permits removal of the cap and the blade unit.

31. The blade unit of claim 19, further comprising an extraction mechanism for releasing the blade unit from a blade base.

32. The blade unit of claim 31, wherein the extraction mechanism permits the release of the blade unit without the use of tools.

33. The blade unit of claim 32, wherein the blade unit is mounted on a shaft, and wherein the extraction mechanism comprises a cap mounted on the shaft, wherein squeezing of the cap permits removal of the cap and the blade unit.

34-104. -104. (Canceled)

105. A blade unit adapted for use with an electric blender, comprising:

a first blade unit having a pair of upwardly extending blades;

a second blade unit having a pair of horizontally extending blades;

a third blade unit having a pair of downwardly extending blades; and

wherein said second blade unit is located between said first and third blade units.