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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2013
Vita-mix Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Eugene J. Kozlowski, Medina, OH (US);
Raymond Seuffert, Solon, OH (US);
Vita-Mix Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An agitator () includes a stem () having a shaft coupler () at one end adapted to be attached to the rotatable shaft () of a food mixing machine. The other end of the stem () has a mixing blade () which can be in the shape of the bowl of a spoon. The stem () is shaped like an I-beam having side walls () spaced by a central wall (). The side walls () have opposed notches () leaving a web () therebetween, and the central wall () is provided with an aperture () which is aligned with the web (). Together the web () and the aperture () define a weakened area where the stem () will break upon a predetermined torque which is established based on the hardness of the food product () being mixed.