Patent ID: 8066426

Claim:
A mixing device configured to blend food, said device comprising: a) a housing, including a motor, comprising: a base; a central body, the central body having open sides when the housing is not in an assembled configuration; an opening located on an upper portion of the central body; a pair of side bodies that attach to the open sides of said central body in said assembled configuration of said housing, said side bodies defining at least a portion of an exterior of said housing; a top removably mounted to said base to clamp said side bodies and said central body between said top and said base when said housing is in said assembled configuration, the top located within the opening of the central body when the housing is in said assembled configuration; and b) a jar removably mounted to said housing for containing food, said jar including a collar, said collar including a blending tool operatively engaged with said motor when said jar is positioned on said housing.