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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 26, 2016
Applicant:

Vita-mix Management Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US);

Inventors:

James P. Bascom, Brecksville, OH (US);

Scott C. Bly, Olmsted Falls, OH (US);

Todd Cassidy, Medina, OH (US);

Brenton Krivos, Brunswick, OH (US);

Jeff Ransden, Olmsted Township, OH (US);

Ray Adams, Olmsted Township, OH (US);

Christian C. Stewart, Berea, OH (US);

Assignee:

VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Olmsted Township, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 43/046 (2006.01); B01F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/046 (2013.01); A47J 43/0716 (2013.01); A47J 43/0722 (2013.01); B01F 15/00688 (2013.01); B01F 2215/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract

A blending system is shown and described herein. The blending system may include a base including a motor, a blade base assembly selectively and operably engaged with the base, where the motor drives a blade assembly of the blade base, and a blending container engageable with the blade base. The blade base may be configured to prevent driving of the blade assembly when the blending container is not engaged with the blade base assembly. The blade base may be engaged with the blending container and the blade assembly may mechanically engage with the motor.


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