US 12,133,613 B2
Vacuum food processing system
Sam William Bannister, Leybourne (GB); and Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin, Hong Kong (CN)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US); and SharkNinja (Hong Kong) Company Limited, Hong Kong (CN)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US); and SharkNinja (Hong Kong) Company Limited, Hong Kong (CN)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,795.
Application 18/469,795 is a continuation of application No. 16/813,222, filed on Mar. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,759,056.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/815,998, filed on Mar. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0000268 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 43/046 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/0716 (2013.01) [A47J 43/046 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An attachment for use with a food processing system, the attachment comprising:
a sealable body including a sidewall and a processing chamber;
a vacuum path extending from said processing chamber through at least a portion of said sealable body, said vacuum path being associated with at least one of said sidewall and said processing chamber, said vacuum path further being arranged at a side of said sealable body external to said sidewall and said processing chamber;
a release path extending from said processing chamber to an exterior of said sealable body, said release path being separate from said vacuum path; and
a secondary structure connected to said sidewall, said secondary structure and said sidewall cooperating to define at least a portion of said vacuum path, said secondary structure forming a seamless interface with said sidewall, at least a portion of said secondary structure being flush with an adjacent surface of said sidewall.