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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1996
Kevin Hess, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
The Pampered Chef, Ltd., Addison, IL (US);
Abstract
A combination mixing pitcher having a mixer subassembly that incorporates an impeller which is reciprocally longitudinally slidably movable but not rotatable within the pitcher. The impeller is fixed to one end of a plunger rod that reciprocates slidably through a matingly engagable axial channel in a lid that peripherally closes the pitcher mouth. The impeller employs a plurality of flat, radially pitched, fan shaped blades that are in radially equally spaced relationship to each other and that extend between a central hub and a peripheral polygonally configured rim. The mixer subassembly maximizes mixing of a liquid in the pitcher with a minimum of time and energy and with no spillage.