Travel mug configured to blend food and method thereof
US7371004B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J43/046
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A travel mug that is configured to blend food and adapted for being transported with a user in a drinking configuration and for mounting to a blender for blending food therein in a blending configuration. The mug includes a cup body having an open top, an open bottom and a cavity therein. A drinking cap is removably mounted to the top of the cup body. The drinking cap includes a drinking hole and a closure movable between a sealing position wherein the closure seals the drinking hole and an open position where the closure is spaced from the drinking hole. A blade fitting, having a blending blade, is removably mounted to the bottom of the cup body when the travel mug is in the blending configuration. Further, a bottom closure is removably mounted to the bottom of the cup body when the travel mug is in the drinking configuration.
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