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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Sharkninja Operating Llc, Newton, MA (US);
Inventor:
David M. Audette, Webster, MA (US);
Assignee:
SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, Needham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 45/06 (2006.01); B65D 43/26 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 43/26 (2013.01); A47J 43/07 (2013.01); B65D 45/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lid release mechanism and a lid locking mechanism for a food processing apparatus are disclosed. The lid release mechanism facilitates removal of a lid from a container via a camming surface in some embodiments. For removal, the lid may be initially tilted to break the seal between the lid and the container. A lid locking mechanism may be included, and in some embodiments, the motion to unlock the lid (e.g., pivoting an arm) also starts lid removal.