Patent ID: 9173525
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A23G,A47J

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing a blended food product, the method comprising: receiving food product to be blended in a container, the food product comprising an ice containing fluid, and providing the container with an open end through which the product to be blended is introduced into the container, the open end of the container including an out-turned lip defining an integrated circumferential lip, wherein the providing step comprises providing a beaker-type container which is disposable and made from thin walled, crushable paper or board material; receiving the container in a holder by introducing the container through an open end of the holder; providing an upper end of the holder with an inner diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of the circumferential lip to define an annular surface onto which the circumferential lip can rest supportedly when the container is received by said holder via introduction of the container through the open end of the holder, the circumferential lip preventing the container from passing through the holder; carrying an impeller on a closure for the purpose of blending food product within the container, wherein the closure is separate from the holder and the container; and coupling the closure with the holder for the purpose of a blending operation and then decoupling the closure from the holder in order to remove the container from the holder after blending, wherein, when the closure is coupled with the holder, the method comprising extending the closure over the open end of the container and the circumferential lip at the open end of the container and positively engaging with the holder, to thereby form a blending assembly with said holder and said container, and sealingly enclosing the food product to be blended within said assembly for said blending operation.