Patent ID: 9370280
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A47J,B01F

Claim Text:
1. A blender container for a blender appliance comprising: a processing zone defined by a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall including: an upper portion disposed adjacent to an upper opening to the processing zone, wherein the upper portion includes a substantially teardrop shaped configuration having a smooth continuous non-linear shape at the end of the teardrop; a lower portion of the side wall having a substantially rectangular shaped configuration defined by a plurality of side wall sections; a base portion extending downwardly from the bottom wall and configured to be received on the blender appliance; a blade assembly rotatably received in the processing zone adjacent the bottom wall; and a handle coupled to an outer surface of the side wall and having an outwardly opening channel defined by first and second side walls having a web portion disposed therebetween, wherein the channel includes an outwardly extending lip portion and a tapered stem portion extending downwardly from the lip portion, the tapered stem portion configured to be received in a channel of a handle disposed on a like blender container in a nested configuration; and a plurality of substantially polygonal shaped, spaced ribs projecting into the processing zone from the side wall, each of the plurality of spaced ribs including a width and a depth; wherein both the width and the depth of the spaced ribs taper from a top end section adjacent the upper portion of the blender container to a more narrow bottom end section adjacent the bottom wall of the blender container; and wherein a recess is formed in an outer surface of the container behind each rib, wherein each recess tapers in depth and width from a top end section adjacent the upper portion of the blender container to a more narrow bottom end section adjacent the bottom wall of the blender container, to enhance nesting of a like blender container.