IP Library Granted Patent US 8,197,121
Granted Patent B2
US 8,197,121 · App. 12/414,572 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Blender blade assembly

Assignee: Bullet Express, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,197,121
App. No.
12/414,572
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blender blade assembly, blade unit, and blade assembly for mixing materials. Blender blade assembly includes a center portion that defines an axis of rotation for the assembly. The assembly includes a lower double-sided blade coupled to the center portion. The lower blade includes blade sections that extend from the center portion. In addition, the assembly includes an upper double-sided blade coupled to the center portion. The upper blade includes blade sections that extend from the center portion. The lower and upper blades are separated by a partition. One blade section of the upper blade has a top sheered portion and the other blade section has a bottom sheered portion. One blade section of the lower blade has a top sheered portion along with a blade tip pointed downwards, while the other blade section has a bottom sheered portion along with a blade tip pointed upwards.

Claims (24)

1. A blender blade assembly comprising:

a knob for allowing insertion and extraction of the blender blade assembly;

a center portion for mounting the blender blade assembly to a blender;

a lower double-sided blade coupled to the center portion having first and second blade sections extending outwardly from the center portion, wherein each blade section includes blade tips, the first blade section of the lower blade having a top sheer having an angle sufficient to force materials in an upward direction on its concave leading edge and the second blade section of the lower blade having a bottom sheer on its concave leading edge having an angle sufficient to force materials in a downward direction; and

an upper double-sided blade coupled to the center portion having first and second blade sections extending outwardly from the center portion, wherein the upper double-sided blade is separated from said lower double-sided blade, the first blade section of the upper blade having a top sheer having an angle sufficient to force materials in an upward direction on its concave leading edge and the second blade section of the upper blade having a bottom sheer edge having an angle sufficient to force materials in a downward direction on its concave leading edge.

2. A blade unit for a blender comprising:

an upper blade having first and second curved blade sections, each said curved blade section having an arcuately curved, concave leading edge and an arcuately curved, concave trailing edge, the concavity of which is shallower than the concavity of said leading edge; and

a lower blade having first and second curved blade sections, each said curved blade section having an arcuately curved, concave leading edge and an arcuately curved, concave trailing edge, the concavity of which is shallower than the concavity of said leading edge, said lower blade affixed below said upper blade and not contacting therewith,

wherein the first blade section of the lower blade includes a top sheer edge having an angle sufficient to force materials in an upward direction on its concave leading edge and the second blade section of the lower blade includes a bottom sheer edge having an angle sufficient to force materials in a downward direction on its concave leading edge.

3. The blade unit of claim 2 , wherein the lower blade sections further comprise blade tips for each blade section.

4. The blade unit of claim 2 , wherein the first blade section of the lower blade includes a blade tip curving upwards and the second blade section of the lower blade includes a blade tip curving downwards.

5. The blade unit of claim 2 , wherein the first blade section of the upper blade includes a top sheer on its concave leading edge and the second blade section of the upper blade includes a bottom sheer on its concave leading edge.

6. The blade unit of claim 2 , wherein the lower blade has an effective length greater than the upper blade.

7. The blade unit of claim 2 , wherein the blade sections of the lower blade and the blade sections of the upper blade are perpendicular.

8. A blade assembly comprising:

a first blade having first and second blade sections, wherein the first blade section includes a top sheered portion edge having an angle sufficient to force materials in an upward direction and the second blade section includes a bottom sheered portion edge having an angle sufficient to force materials in a downward direction; and

a second blade having first and second blade sections, wherein the first blade section includes a top sheered portion edge having an angle sufficient to force materials in an upward direction with a blade tip curving upwards and the second blade section includes a bottom sheered portion edge having an angle sufficient to force materials in a downward direction with a blade tip curving downwards.

9. The blade assembly of claim 8 , further comprising a partition separating the first blade and the second blade.

10. The blade assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first blade is positioned above the second blade.

11. The blade assembly of claim 9 , wherein the blade sections for the first and second blades are positioned within ninety degrees of each other.

12. The blade assembly of claim 11 , wherein a leading edge of the first blade section of the first blade is ninety degrees counterclockwise behind the leading edge of the second blade section of the second blade.

13. The blade assembly of claim 12 , wherein the leading edge of the second blade section of the second blade is ninety degrees counterclockwise behind the leading edge of the second blade section of the first blade.

14. The blade assembly of claim 13 , wherein the leading edge of the second blade section of the first blade is ninety degrees counterclockwise behind the leading edge of the first blade section of the second blade.

15. The blade assembly of claim 14 , wherein the leading edge of the first blade section of the second blade is ninety degrees counterclockwise behind the leading edge of the first blade section of the first blade.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2021
From: PIPER JAFFRAY FINANCE, LLC
To: CAPBRAN HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054899/0196 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2019
From: CAPBRAN HOLDINGS, LLC
To: PIPER JAFFRAY FINANCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 051396/0378 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2018
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: CALL TO ACTION LLC; CAPITAL BRANDS, LLC; HOMELAND HOUSEWARES LLC; BULLET EXPRESS, LLC; BACK IN FIVE, LLC; YOUTHOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC; BABY BULLET, LLC; NUTRIBULLET, LLC
Reel/Frame 046519/0595 →
GRANT OF A SECURITY INTEREST -- PATENTS Recorded Jul 30, 2018
From: CAPBRAN HOLDINGS, LLC
To: MGG CALIFORNIA LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 046655/0722 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2015
From: BULLET EXPRESS, LLC
To: CAPBRAN HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 036794/0092 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 2, 2013
From: CAPITAL BRANDS, LLC; HOMELAND HOUSEWARES LLC; BULLET EXPRESS, LLC; BABY BULLET, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 031329/0765 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2012
From: CALL TO ACTION LLC; CAPITAL BRANDS, LLC; HOMELAND HOUSEWARES LLC; BULLET EXPRESS, LLC; BACK IN FIVE, LLC; YOUTHOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC; BABY BULLET, LLC; NUTRIBULLET, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 029405/0288 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2009
From: SANDS, LENNY
To: BULLET EXPRESS, LLC
Reel/Frame 022492/0435 →
Continuity (1)
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