Blending jar apparatus
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Abstract
A blending apparatus includes an articulable housing operatively coupled to one or more switches to actuate a blending motor. Upon mounting a mixing jar and associated lid on top of the housing, downward pressure is placed on the lid/jar assembly which places, in turn, downward pressure on the housing. Such downward pressure on the housing causes the housing to articulate and actuate the switch, which in turn provides power to the motor to rotate the blade mounted within the mixing container at a first rotational speed. In one embodiment, the switch is interposed between the housing and a stationary base. A second switch may also be utilized to rotate the blade at a second, increased rotational speed upon additional articulation of the housing.
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29 Claims
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20. A blending jar apparatus, comprising:
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a blending jar having a rotating blending element, the jar to hold at least one foodstuffs to be blended, the blending jar comprising;
a bottom wall with a central axis;
four side walls extending from the bottom wall;
a fifth truncated wall disposed between two of the four side walls;
a handle secured to the blending jar at the truncated fifth wall;
wherein the fifth truncated wall is positioned closer to the central axis than corners formed by the four side walls. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A blending jar apparatus, comprising:
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a blending jar having a rotating blending element, the jar to hold at least one foodstuffs to be blended, the blending jar comprising;
a bottom wall with a central axis;
four planar side walls extending from the bottom wall;
a fifth wall disposed between two of the four side walls;
wherein the fifth wall is positioned closer to the central axis than corners formed by the four side walls. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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Specification