Patent ID: 11930965
Assignee: SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A vacuum blender comprising:
a base assembly having a blender motor, a vacuum motor, vacuum tubing associated with the vacuum motor, a blender motor micro switch for activating the blender motor, a cavity for receiving and coupling to a storage jar, and a vertical arm member;
the vertical arm member including a vacuum port, a locking tab, a second micro switch for activating the vacuum motor, and tubing for connection to the vacuum tubing associated with the base assembly, the top portion of the vertical arm member being movable in a vertical direction to engage and disengage a lid member associated with a storage jar;
a storage jar assembly for coupling to the base assembly cavity including a storage cup and a lid member, the storage cup sized and dimensioned to hold a food item, and the lid member including a vacuum port, and a drinking spout,
wherein when the storage jar assembly is positioned within the base assembly cavity, the storage jar assembly is engaged with and coupled to the base assembly;
wherein when the storage jar assembly is engaged with the base assembly and the vertical arm member is moved downwardly, the locking tab engages the lid member, the vacuum port associated with the vertical arm member moves horizontally to engage the vacuum port associated with the lid member in response to the vertical arm member moving downwardly, and the second micro switch is engaged.