Patent ID: 7942570

Claim:
A blender for blending foodstuff, the blender for being positioned on a support surface, said blender comprising: a motor housing enclosing an electric motor and having a first end, a second end and a first distance between the first and second ends, the second end of the motor housing having an intake vent opening, the motor housing enclosing a fan driven by the motor, the fan being located between the motor and the intake vent opening; an upper housing attached to the first end of the motor housing; a base partially surrounding the motor housing and having a first end, a second end and a second distance between the first and second ends of the base, the second end of the base engaging the support surface during use, the first end of the base being clamped between the upper housing and the first end of the motor housing such that at least a portion of the upper housing extends through an opening in the first end of the base and that at least a portion of the upper housing is fixedly secured to a portion of the motor housing, the first distance being less than the second distance such that the second end of the motor housing is spaced from the support surface during use to thereby solely suspend the motor housing from the first end of the base further comprising: a mounting plate extending from a top of the motor proximate the first end of the motor housing; a plurality of mounting fingers extending downwardly from the upper housing through the opening in the first end of the base into engagement with the mounting plate; and a corresponding plurality of screws downwardly extending through holes in the mounting plate into the mounting fingers to secure the motor to the upper housing.