Agitating – Mixing chamber removable from stirrer and support – Stirrer mounted through mixing chamber bottom wall
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-16
2007-10-16
Cooley, Charles E. (Department: 1723)
Agitating
Mixing chamber removable from stirrer and support
Stirrer mounted through mixing chamber bottom wall
C366S314000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11318830
ABSTRACT:
A blending container may include one or more walls and a handle secured to the one or more walls. The blending container may have a generally rectangular shape. The blending container may also include a mixing blade that rotates on an axis. The blending container may be configured so that a vortex created when liquid is blended inside the container is not positioned over the axis. The blending containers may also be configured to stack inside one another.
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Cooley Charles E.
Holland & Hart
K-Tec, Inc.
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