Patent ID: 7712951
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A blender jar for promoting three dimensional material flow, the jar comprising: a floor and a sidewall connected to the floor and extending vertically upwardly from the floor to form a space inside the sidewall and above the floor where material is blended; the floor comprises an opening through which extends a drive shaft; a cutter assembly attached to the drive shaft, the cutter assembly comprising a blade that rotates on the shaft inside the blender jar and above the floor, the rotation of the blade defining a blade path; wherein the sidewall comprises a substantially circular cross-section; the sidewall further comprising a vertical bump therein, wherein the size of the bump is defined as the distance that the surface of the bump is indented from the imaginary circular radius of the sidewall; wherein the minimum distance from the widest point of the blade path to the bump is about 25% to 55% of the size of the bump.