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Container and blade arrangement for food preparation appliance

US9814357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims

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Assignee

Spectrum Brands, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kroy Everett Nernberger · Madison, US
Jacob Daniel Smith · Provo, US
David W. Everett · Verona, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2014
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB02C18/12
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In a container and method for processing food, the container has a closed end, and open end and a tubular sidewall extending therebetween and together with the closed end defining an interior space of the container. The container is configured to accommodate a blade member within the interior space of the container. The container has a center and the sidewall has at least one rib projecting inward of the interior space of the container and extending heightwise along at least a portion of the sidewall. The rib is asymmetric in transverse cross-section. A blade member is also disclosed and is configured to have different planes in which the blade member moves upon rotation of the blade.

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