Patent ID: 7918601

Claim:
A dispensing blender jar for promoting three dimensional material flow within the jar and for enhancing the flow of material out of a dispensing spout, 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 and a direction of rotation; wherein the sidewall comprises a substantially circular cross-section; the sidewall further comprising a vertical bump therein, the vertical bump defining a leading edge of the bump which is the edge of the bump first reached by material that rotates in the jar in the direction of rotation; a hole in the sidewall of the jar positioned at least in part in a plane defined by the blade path, the hole being in fluid communication with a channel and a dispensing spout mounted on the channel; wherein the hole in the sidewall is further positioned, at least in part, on the leading edge of the bump thereby creating a hole perimeter on the leading edge of the bump that is larger than a perimeter of the channel.