Patent ID: 8550695

Claim:
A blender container comprising: a processing zone defined by a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall including: a top portion defining an upper opening to the processing zone, the top portion including a pour spout formed therein; an outer portion; a handle attached to the outer portion opposite the pour spout, the handle configured to be gripped by a user; an inner portion within the processing zone; a plurality of substantially polygonal shaped, spaced ribs projecting into the processing zone from the inner portion of the side wall, each of the plurality of spaced ribs including a width and a depth, wherein both the width and the depth taper from a top end section adjacent the upper opening to a more narrow bottom end section adjacent the bottom wall; a Substantially square shaped bottom end portion of the side wall including first, second, third and fourth side wall sections connected to one another through respective rounded corners, wherein the rounded corners are spaced from each of the plurality of spaced ribs; and the upper opening is substantially teardrop shaped and a narrow portion of the teardrop shape defines the pour spout, wherein the substantially teardrop shape includes a large convex curve interconnected with substantially linear inwardly converging edges to the pour spout.