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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian Williams, Midlothian, VA (US);
Brian Sullivan, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 4/3046 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 4/3046 ;
Abstract
A coupling for a blender comprises first and second clutches. The first clutch is connected to a blender motor and is adapted to be rotatably driven by operation of the motor. The second clutch is connected to a rotatable cutter assembly inside a blender jar. The first and second clutches each comprise a plurality of teeth, and each tooth comprises a drive face. Each drive face has a negative draft.