Blender with co-operating jug and blades

摘要

A blender comprises a jug and a cutting assembly having an upwardly inclined main blade portion. The jug has an interior portion, and the lower portion has a profile that includes an upwardly reaching portion conforms to the blade shape of the cutting assembly to reduce food accumulation below the main blades.

主权项

1. An apparatus including a blender jug and a cutting assembly;
the cutting assembly comprising a main blade having at least two main arms that reach upwardly outwardly within the jug, and rotating the main blade defines an area swept through by the main arms; the jug comprising a lower portion that defines an upwardly radially-outward reaching lower interior surface within the jug; the lower interior surface being a curved concave surface that conforms with the profile of the main arms; the jug further comprising an upright outer sidewall that defines a interior side surface of the jug having a substantially straight profile; a transition point on the inner surface of the jug being the intersection between the upwardly radially-outward reaching lower surface and the substantially straight interior side surface of the jug; the transition point about the side of the jug defines a continuous transition contour; wherein the area swept through by the main arms of the rotating blade is spaced directly above and conforming with an underlying portion of the lower interior surface of the jug; the underlying portion defines an upwardly radially-outward reaching surface within the jug; and wherein the main arms are located within the jug such that the continuous transition contour is located within an inner surface region of jug that extends from a point horizontal to the main blade to a point above the main blade.