Patent ID: 11944237
Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 7:
8. A container within which a food product is to be processed, the container including:
a hollow body providing a chamber to receive the product and within which the product is processed, the body having a rim portion surrounding a body top opening;
a removable lid sealingly associated with the rim portion to close the top opening, the lid having:
a base sealingly associated with the rim portion, the base having a base opening providing access to the chamber and a sealing surface surrounding the base opening,
a removable valve assembly located in the base opening and sealingly associated with the base to close the base opening, the valve assembly including:
a main part associated with the base to removably secure the valve assembly to the base in the base opening,
an air opening in the main part providing for air flow from the chamber to the exterior of the container,
a valve mounted in the main part and operatively associated with the air opening to close the air opening to at least inhibit air flow from the exterior of the container to said chamber, but permitting air flow from said chamber to the exterior, and wherein
the container provides passages connecting the air opening with said chamber, with said passages providing a tortuous path along which air changes direction in travelling to said air opening.