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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Vita-mix Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Stephen P. Rukavina, Rocky River, OH (US);
Vita-Mix Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A blender blade or blade for being mounted to an interior base of a blender container for rotation about a vertical axis is described. The blade includes at least two blade wings, such that it may include four blade wings. The blade includes a body, first transition section, second transition section, first blade wing and second blade wing. Body includes an aperture, wherein the body is located on a first horizontal plane. First and second transition sections extend at downward angles from opposite sides of the body. First blade wing extends outwardly from the first transition section, wherein the first blade wing is located on a second horizontal plane. Second blade wing extends outwardly from the second transition section, wherein the second blade wing is located on a third horizontal plane. The blade is a one-piece blade and can process approximately 6-48 ounces of working medium.