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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Joseph O. Jacobsen, American Fork, UT (US);
C. David Voorhees, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Thomas D. Dickson, Jr., Orem, UT (US);
Inventors:
Joseph O. Jacobsen, American Fork, UT (US);
C. David Voorhees, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Thomas D. Dickson, Jr., Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
BLENDTEC, INC., Orem, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/046 (2006.01); B01F 7/18 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01); B01F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/046 (2013.01); A47J 43/0716 (2013.01); A47J 43/0711 (2013.01); A47J 43/0727 (2013.01); B01F 7/00275 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blade configured for use in a blending apparatus includes a body portion and a pair of wing portions extending from the body portion. At least a leading edge of the blade is forged to increase a hardness property. The leading edge may have a minimum thickness that provides a relatively blunt leading edge. The wing portions of the blade may be formed after forging the blade.