Patent ID: 7766540

Claim:
A kitchen blender comprising a pitcher having a closed bottom, an open top, and a central vertical axis; a removable rotatable tool comprising a shaft having an axis and at least one agitator, said tool axis being offset from said pitcher central vertical axis wherein said tool is mounted in said blender; a top having a housing, an outer surface, a downwardly facing portion adapted to engage said pitcher open top, a tool mount releasably accepting said tool, said removable rotatable tool extending from said downwardly facing portion when held in said mount, a power cord, a motor contained within said top housing and a manually operable operating switch and at least one manually operable hold down switch, both said operating switch and said at least one hold down switch being positional in said top outer surface, said switches selectively providing utility current from said power cord to said motor and rotating said tool only when both said operating switch and at least one of said at least one hold down switch are actuated; and, said pitcher having a flat bottom with a base extending downwardly and outwardly providing an enlarged footprint and mass distributed about said flat bottom providing stability.