Patent ID: 7422361

Claim:
A dispensing blender for blending foodstuff and dispensing foodstuff therefrom, the dispensing blender comprising: a base enclosing a motor; a jar removably mountable to the base; a collar removably mountable between the base and the jar; a cup actuation lever pivotably and removably mounted to the base, the cup actuation lever is pivotable between a resting position and a dispensing position; and a dispensing spout mounted to the collar, at least a portion of the dispensing spout being movable to an open position when the cup actuation lever is in the dispensing position wherein foodstuff within the jar is able to flow from the jar, through the collar and out of the dispensing spout and a closed position when the cup actuation lever is in the resting position wherein the foodstuff is blocked from flowing out of the dispensing spout.