Patent ID: 7441944
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A blender system, comprising: a mixing base having a means for rotating a shaft, a recessed well positioned at a top of the mixing base, a pressure-actuated switch positioned about the periphery of the recessed well, and one or more locking grooves adjacent to and extending perpendicularly away from the pressure-actuated switch; a container body comprising an opening at one end and a standing element at a second end, the body being tapered to a dome shape at the second end; a handle coupled to an exterior of the body; the body having a substantially smooth circumferential extension at the first end proximal to the opening, said extension being approximately 0.25 inch to approximately 1.0 inch so that a user's lips will engage only the extension when drinking from the container body; one or more locking members in spaced relation about a periphery of the opening of the body, wherein the locking members extend substantially perpendicularly from a wall of the container body and are engageable with the locking grooves; and one or more threads on the body positioned adjacent to the extension and distal to the opening; a means for agitating contents of the container, the means selectively attachable and removable from the threads; and a lid having a generally planar top and a lid wall coupled to a periphery of the top, the top having a plurality of openings, and wherein the lid is selectively attachable and removable from the threads.