Patent ID: 7871195

Claim:
A mixing device configured to blend food, the device comprising: a) a base housing a motor; b) a jar removably mounted to said base for containing food; and c) a collar removably mounted between said base and said jar, an interior of said collar including a series of threads for securing said collar to a bottom of said jar, a dispensing tube projecting outwardly beyond an outer sidewall of said collar, a first end of the dispensing tube being in fluid communication with said collar and said jar and an opposite second end of the dispensing tube including an outlet, said dispensing tube including locking keys projecting outwardly from an exterior sidewall thereof between said first and second ends, said collar including a blending tool operatively engaged with said motor when positioned on said base; d) a dispensing spout removably mounted to said dispensing tube via the locking keys, said dispensing spout having an inlet and an outlet, said dispensing spout including a gate valve positioned therein between said inlet and outlet and movable between a first position wherein food flows through said inlet, gate valve and outlet and a second position wherein food is prevented from flowing through said inlet, gate valve and outlet, said inlet of said dispensing spout being sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of the dispensing tube therein, said gate valve being removable from said dispensing spout.