US 12,262,851 B2
Blender system with vibration proof seal
Yaoming Deng, Guangdong (CN); Smith Shi, Guangdong (CN); Kevin Pei, Guangdong (CN); Kai Zhou, Guangdong (CN); Gang Chen, Guangdong (CN); Edward Lockyer, Pimlico (GB); Sam Bannister, Kent (GB); Matt Roberts, Needham, MA (US); Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin, Hong Kong (CN); and Joshua D. Anthony, Billerica, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Appl. No. 17/267,272
Filed by SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, Needham, MA (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 10, 2018, PCT No. PCT/CN2018/099928
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 9, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/029239, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0338012 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 43/046 (2006.01); A47J 43/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/0727 (2013.01) [A47J 43/046 (2013.01); A47J 43/085 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container assembly comprising:
a sealable body including a chamber;
a chamber opening formed in said sealable body; and
a vacuum sealing assembly mounted to said sealable body adjacent said chamber opening, said vacuum sealing assembly including:
a needle valve having a needle valve opening formed therein, said needle valve being movable relative to said chamber opening such that the needle valve opening is movable into and out of said chamber;
a vacuum pad coupled to said needle valve, said vacuum pad including a central opening; and
a biasing mechanism operably coupled to said needle valve to move said needle valve opening out of said chamber.