Patent ID: 9283528
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A47J,B01F,B02C

Claim Text:
1. A blender jug assembly including: a vessel having a throat located at a floor of the interior of the vessel; a collar located at a base of the vessel, and the collar defining a jug skirt; a plug element being located from within the interior of the vessel and partially through the throat and engages the collar; the plug element having a blade module comprising one or more blades; the plug element having a first coupling component, the first coupling component being engaged to the one or more blades by a rotatable shaft assembly supported by the plug element, the first coupling component being accessible from below the vessel for engaging a co-operating second coupling component on a motorised blender base; and wherein the plug element and collar include co-operating retaining elements, which include one or more tabs having a retaining lip that engages a rim to releasably couple the plug element to the collar and resist separation of the plug element and collar when fully engaged.