Patent ID: 7780337

Claim:
A blend soup maker, said blend soup maker comprising: a jar having an open top and a central aperture on the bottom of said jar for holding food; a lid for closing up the open top of said jar; blade means installed inside said jar for blending food; heating means for heating food disposed inside said jar; wherein said heating means is installed on the bottom of said jar; a base support disposed underneath said jar for supporting said jar; a motor installed inside said base support for driving said blade means; wherein said motor is removably coupled with a drive shaft, said drive shaft is threaded through the central aperture on the bottom of said jar, and said drive shaft is engaged with said blade means; a thermostat installed on or inside said base support for detecting and limiting the temperature of said heating means; wherein said thermostat is preloaded with a spring member, the upper end of said thermostat protrudes generally upward, and when said jar is disposed in position on said base support said thermostat is adapted to be operationally engaged with the bottom of said jar; a support member having two ends for supporting said jar; wherein the upper end of said support member is engaged with the periphery of the lower portion of said jar and the lower end of said support member extends downward to a predetermined distance, such that said jar is adapted to stand on said base support; wherein said motor is engaged with said blade means as said jar is disposed in position on said base support; wherein said heating means is connected with an electrical port on said base support as said jar is disposed in position on said base support; and wherein said jar together with said support member is removable from said base support.