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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2008
Applicant:
Steven C. Drees, Stevensville, MI (US);
Inventor:
Steven C. Drees, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A coupling assembly for coupling a blade assembly of a removable jar to a motor located in the base of a blender includes a tapered metallic male coupler that is received into a tapered non-metallic female coupler. An electromagnetic field is generated to secure the male coupler in the female coupler.