US 11,896,164 B2
Portable blender
Dakota Adams Bass, Foster City, CA (US); and Matthew Ryan Moore, Saratoga, CA (US)
Assigned to TROJAN HORSE INCORPORATED, Scotts Valley, CA (US)
Filed by TROJAN HORSE INCORPORATED, Saratoga, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/117,245.
Prior Publication US 2022/0183506 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 43/00 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02K 11/00 (2016.01); H02K 11/33 (2016.01); B65D 81/38 (2006.01); A47J 43/046 (2006.01); B01F 27/808 (2022.01); B01F 33/501 (2022.01); B01F 101/06 (2022.01)
CPC A47J 43/0766 (2013.01) [A47J 43/046 (2013.01); B01F 27/808 (2022.01); B01F 33/5011 (2022.01); B65D 81/3841 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02K 11/0094 (2013.01); H02K 11/33 (2016.01); B01F 2101/06 (2022.01); H02K 2211/03 (2013.01)] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable blender comprising:
a. a container defining a mouth through which an interior space of the container is accessible;
b. a housing configured for coupling to the container;
c. a plurality of batteries positioned at least partially in the housing, wherein the plurality of batteries includes a first group of batteries and a second group of batteries, the first group of batteries electrically connected in parallel to each other, the second group of batteries electrically connected in parallel to each other, and the first group of batteries electrically connected in series to the second group of batteries;
d. a motor electrically connected to the plurality of batteries, the motor positioned at least partially in the housing;
e. a blade coupled to the motor, at least a portion of the blade positioned outside of the housing so that at least a portion of the blade is configured to be positioned in the interior space of the container when the housing is coupled to the container; and
f. a user input device that is operable to cause power to be sent from the plurality of batteries to the motor so that the motor rotates the blade.