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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2008
Robert M. Ulanski, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Robert M. Ulanski, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Vita-Mix Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A container () for a blender includes a base surface () and a blade () which is rotatable on an axis above the base surface (). An arcuate wall () and two generally straight walls () extend upwardly from the base surface () and terminate at the upper end of container (). The axis of rotation of the blade () is closer to the arcuate wall () than it is to the generally straight walls (). A skirt () extends downwardly from the base surface () and has an opening. Sound baffling fingers () extend from the skirt () and into the opening. A spout () is formed at the intersection of two of the walls (), the spout () having an entry point located approximately twenty to thirty percent of the height of the walls () from the upper end of the container (). A handle () is positioned opposite to the spout () and a cover () includes a plug () to close the spout ().