Manual blender device and methods

摘要

A handheld, hand-operated blender may include a container, a lid threadably connected to an upper portion of the container, a bottom portion including a stationary bottom portion threadably connected to a lower portion of the container and a rotatable bottom portion rotatable with respect to the container. The blender may also include a blade assembly including a plurality of blades and a shaft rotatably connected to the rotatable bottom portion and a gear assembly mechanically connected to the blade assembly and the rotatable bottom portion such that rotation of the rotatable bottom portion rotates the blade assembly at a faster revolution per minute than the rotation of the rotatable bottom portion.

主权项

1. A blender comprising:
a container; a lid connected to an upper portion of the container; a bottom portion connected to a lower portion of the container, the bottom portion comprising a rotatable section rotatable with respect to the container; a blade assembly comprising at least one blade rotatably connected to the rotatable section of the bottom portion; and a gear assembly mechanically connected to the blade assembly and the rotatable section of the bottom portion such that rotation of the rotatable section of the bottom portion rotates the blade assembly at a faster revolution rate than the rotation of the rotatable section of the bottom portion; wherein the rotatable section of the bottom portion includes a rolling wheel and is configured to be placed in contact with a rolling surface and rolled along the rolling surface, as the container is moved along the rolling surface without rotation, or to be rotated by hand to rotate the rotatable section and the blade assembly relative to the container; and wherein the rolling wheel has an inner surface and wherein the gear assembly includes a plurality of teeth on the inner surface of the rolling wheel and facing inward toward the shaft and operatively coupled to the shaft such that rotation of the rolling wheel rotates the shaft.