Patent ID: 8672533

Claim:
An electric blender comprising: a base section comprising an electric motor; a jar section removably connected to the base section, wherein the jar section comprises a jar, and wherein the jar comprises a top aperture and an impeller; and a lid section removably connected to the jar at the top aperture, wherein the lid section comprises a strainer section and a closer, wherein the strainer section comprises holes adapted to allow contents of a predetermined size and liquid to flow out of the jar and retain solids of a predetermined size inside the jar, and wherein the closer is adapted to close the strainer section to prevent contents of the jar from exiting the strainer section, wherein the lid section further comprises a first section having the strainer section therein, wherein the closer comprises at least one pivot arm coupled to the closer, the at least one pivot arm comprising an end pivotably connected to the first section, wherein the at least one pivot arm comprises a first flat portion proximate the end, wherein the first flat portion is configured to contact the first section for maintaining the closer in an open position relative to the strainer section, wherein the first section comprises a recessed area above the strainer section.