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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2014
Vita-mix Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Michael Arnett, Columbia Station, OH (US);
James Philip Bascom, Brecksville, OH (US);
Scott Christopher Bly, Olmsted Falls, OH (US);
Richard D. Boozer, Wakeman, OH (US);
Kolman Juhasz, Parma, OH (US);
David Kolar, Stow, OH (US);
VITA-MIX CORPORATION, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A blending system is shown and described herein. The blending system may include a base including a motor, a blade assembly selectively and operably engaged with the base, where the motor drives the blade assembly, and a container having an inner and outer layer. The blending system may also include a magnet positioned between inner and outer layers of the container, and a sensor positioned in the base, where the magnet in operative proximity to the sensor permits operation of the motor.