Patent ID: 7147365

Claim:
A method of dispensing blended food products in a container having rotary blending means for blending within the container, the blending means being driveably connectable to drive means externally of the container, wherein product to be blended is introduced into the container, a lid is applied to the container, the container is located so that the blending means is in driving engagement with the drive means, the drive means is actuated to cause the blending means to operate and blend the contents within the container, wherein the container is located in a seating for blending, with the drive means directed upwardly for engagement with the blending means, and is held in an operational blending mode by a powered restraining plate which is moveable up and down between a securing position and a non-securing position, wherein the container is inverted before blending so that the lid is lowermost during blending.