Food shaker and blender

Claim 1

A household receptacle and closure for selective use as a beverage shaker or a dispenser, comprising a lower vessel having an open mouth and a mouth rim, a disengageable closure having a relatively large volumetric capacity and having a complimentary mouth adapted to engage the mouth of the lower vessel and to augment the capacity thereof and having a laterally offset upwardly extending peripheral groove extending from the mouth of said closure vessel, the outer wall of said groove having a smaller inner diameter than the outer diameter of the mouth rim of the lower vessel, said groove being removably engageable at the outer wall thereof with said lower vessel mouth rim for sealtight and yieldable engagement therewith, said closure vessel including an inwardly sloping sidewall structure of a dome-like configuration and having on one wall a filling and pouring spout and a removable closure therefor, said lower vessel having adjacent said open mouth a ledge formed on the bell-shaped sidewall thereof and further including in an integral bottom wall having a center positioned internally projecting portion, and a removable blending element having an annular ring positioned on said ledge and further being contacted by said closure, said element also having a plurality of radiating spokes and paddles said paddles being attached only at said annular ring and being positioned intermediate the spokes therearound.