Blender base

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a blender base showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of a blending base and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a blender base, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D771999
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 14, 2014
Date of Patent: Nov 22, 2016
Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation (Olmsted Township, OH)
Inventors: Phonesacksith Guy Kettavong (Kent, OH), Jack Warren Gee, II (Willoughby, OH), Kolman Juhasz (Pama, OH), Eugene J. Kozlowski (Medina, OH), David A. Kanning (Valley City, OH), Michael Patrick Arnett (Columbia Station, OH), Richard Joseph Lash (Avon Lake, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/485,013
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/386; D7/376; D7/378; D7/412