Patent ID: 8157435

Claim:
A mixing device configured to blend foodstuff, said device comprising: a housing that encloses at least one motor; a jar removably mountable to said housing in an operating configuration for containing foodstuff, said jar having an upper open end and a lower closed end; and a lid removably mountable to said upper open end of said jar to enclose foodstuff therein, said lid including a pour spout extending generally vertically upwardly from said lid, said pour spout defining a passageway, and a channel generally surrounding said pour spout; an opening extending completely through the lid, said opening being spaced apart from said passage; and said channel angled downwardly from a first portion of said lid to a second portion of said lid, said opening positioned proximate the lowest portion of said downwardly angled channel wherein said channel collects errant drips of the foodstuff when said lid is mounted to said jar and the foodstuff is poured out of the jar through said pour spout, said errant drips of foodstuff returned to said jar via said opening.