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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Vita-mix Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
John K. Barnard, Olmstead Falls, OH (US);
Richard D. Boozer, Wakeman, OH (US);
Eugene J. Kozlowski, Medina, OH (US);
Fred H. Mehlman, Brunswick, OH (US);
Robert M. Ulanski, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Vita-Mix Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A food processing assembly () includes a base member (), a container () and a cover (). The base member () has a platform portion () adapted to carry the container () and a housing portion () for a motor. A wall () of the housing () has a plurality of air inlet slots () and a gutter () protects the slots () from receiving any liquid which might be on the base member (). The container () has a sidewall () with an open top that has a peripheral rim (). A cover () includes a tab assembly () that has a notch () to receive the rim (). The vertical lifting of a handle portion () of the tab assembly () removes the cover () from the container (). A spout () and a handle () are formed near the top of the container (). A heat shield () includes a body portion () which is attached to the sidewall () at a location under the spout (), and it also includes a flap (). The body portion () protects the hand of the user when engaging the sidewall () of the container () and the flap () protects the hand of the user from drippings from the spout ().