Blending container to fill food pouches and the like
View Patent ↗The present invention comprises novel methods, devices, and systems, such as blending containers configured to be used with a blender or food processor. The system comprises a blending container configured to attach to a blender or blender base unit with at least one aperture which may be positioned anywhere on the blending container. In preferred embodiments, the system comprises one or more nozzles, which may be temporarily attached to an opening or sprout on a food and beverage pouch, are configured to attach to or be positioned over one or more apertures. In some embodiments, the containers are generally cylindrical in shape and comprise two ends. A first end is open and comprises male or female threading configured to be removable mounted to a blender base unit configured with blender blades. In some embodiments, a second end is substantially closed with a smaller aperture. In other embodiments, the second end comprises a larger aperture and may be removably connected to a filling cap or plunger cap.
1. A blending container for processing food and beverage contents, the container comprising:
(a) a fully open and unobstructed first end configured to receive unblended food and beverages, the first end serving as a bottom terminus of the container;
(b) a closed second end with an aperture formed within a portion of the closed second end, the closed second end integrally forming a top terminus of the container, the aperture configured to allow blended food and beverage contents to escape the container into a food and beverage pouch;
(c) a curved guide track formed within the closed second end, the curved guide track ending at the aperture;
(d) a filling cap removably coupled to the closed second end of the container through male and female threading, the filling cap comprising a nozzle adapted to be aligned with the aperture of the closed second end of the container and the nozzle being configured to mate with the food and beverage pouch; and
wherein the first end of the container is configured to be removably connected to a blender base unit equipped with a blender blade and wherein the filling cap is configured to be rotated in a first direction relative to the container to align to the nozzle and the aperture to form a first position and rotated in a second direction to disalign the nozzle and aperture forming a second position, the food and beverage contents being free to escape the container into the food and beverage pouch when the nozzle and the aperture are aligned in said first position and wherein the food and beverage contents are prevented from escaping the container by the second closed end when the nozzle and the aperture are disaligned in said second position.
2. The blending container of claim 1 wherein the curved guide track comprises a stop gap at a terminal end.
3. The blending container of claim 1 wherein the curved guide track comprises first terminal end and a second terminal end, the curved guide track comprising a stop gap at the first terminal end and the aperture at the second terminal end.