US 12,453,945 B2
Whipping blade
Richard Boozer, Wakeman, OH (US); Stephen Hosey, North Olmsted, OH (US); Stephen Rukavina, Rocky River, OH (US); and Corey Walker, Olmsted Falls, OH (US)
Assigned to Vita-Mix Management Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US)
Filed by Vita-Mix Management Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/542,594.
Application 17/542,594 is a continuation of application No. 15/735,654, granted, now 11,192,075, previously published as PCT/US2016/037593, filed on Jun. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/175,781, filed on Jun. 15, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0193625 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 43/10 (2006.01); B01F 23/235 (2022.01); B01F 27/115 (2022.01); B01F 27/1151 (2022.01); B01F 27/1152 (2022.01); B01F 101/07 (2022.01)
CPC B01F 27/1151 (2022.01) [A47J 43/07 (2013.01); A47J 43/10 (2013.01); B01F 23/2351 (2022.01); B01F 27/1152 (2022.01); B01F 27/1154 (2022.01); B01F 2101/07 (2022.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A whipping blade, comprising:
a body defining a central point through which a central axis extends, the body comprising a first side, a second side, and a peripheral edge extending between the first side and the second side, wherein:
four first apertures are formed in the body through the first side to the second side and arranged along a first diameter of the body;
four second apertures are formed in the body through the first side to the second side and arranged along a second diameter of the body, and the four first apertures are distinct from the four second apertures;
a plurality of elongated apertures are formed in the body through the first side to the second side;
each of the plurality of elongated apertures comprises a first arcuate edge positioned a first distance from the central axis, a second arcuate edge positioned a second distance from the central axis, and a pair of straight edges extending therebetween; and
the first distance is different from the second distance.