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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2021
Vita-mix Management Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
John K. Barnard, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Eugene J. Kozlowski, Medina, OH (US);
VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A blending container for retaining foodstuff to be blended by a blender, the blending container may include an outer sleeve having an inner surface and at least one interlock tab extending therefrom. An inner liner having a wall that extends from a perimeter of a bottom to define a cavity to retain the foodstuff to be blended, wherein at least a portion of the wall of the inner liner frictionally engages against a portion of the inner surface of the outer sleeve. The inner liner may be made from a disposable material. The inner liner may include a rim that defines an opening such that the rim is configured to abut against a blade base. The inner liner may include a size of at least one of 8, 12, and 16 fluid ounces and the outer sleeve may be configured to receive the inner liner of various sizes.