FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
As amended by the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005
&
The Patents Rules, 2003
As amended by the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2005
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See section 10 and rule 13)
TITLE OF THE INVENTION
Jar with loader flap
APPLICANTS
Crompton Greaves Limited, CG House, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 030, Maharashtra, India, an Indian Company
INVENTOR
Katti Sudarshan of Crompton Greaves Limited, Industrial Design Center, CG Global R&D Centre, Kanjur Marg (E), Mumbai, 400 042 Maharashtra, India; an Indian National
PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION :
The following specification particularly describes the nature of this invention and the manner in which it is to be performed:

Field of the Invention:
This invention relates to the field of home appliances.
Particularly, this invention relates to mixers and juicers.
More particularly, this invention relates to a juicer jar with loader flap.
Background of the Invention:
A mixer, or more specifically a juicer, is an appliance in which vegetables or fruit or edible contents are put in ajar with blades, wherein the blades are rotated by a motor at speeds which enable the blades to cut through the vegetable or fruit therein. It is an appliance of everyday use and has evolved from simple mixers to food processors. By varying the blades in the jar, various options of mixing or juicing can be availed of.
Condiments, juices, pulpy mixtures, chopping items; all can be availed of using the juicer / mixer. In a typically working scenario, a juicer includes a jar witted with bladed which can be communicably coupled to a motor which drives the blades depending upon setting of the power given from motor to the blades. The jar typically has an upper lid which is removable to facilitate entry of items in the jar. Developments in this lid, especially for purposes or juicing, resulted into forming a smaller lid on the operative top portion of the already available lid. Thus, the juicer jar lid is made of two parts; one is the lid part which fully covers the jar and the other is a small capped opening which is used to provide a fruit loader opening in

the main lid part. Usually, this opening is used to load pieces of fruits / vegetable while the blade is in action.
When one loads a first batch of fruit or vegetable in the jar through the main lid, there may not be enough space to add more fruit / vegetable. But, as this first portion gets reduced to a more viscous portion, there is additional room for more fruit / vegetable. It was disturbing to stop the motor, every time, to load additional fruit / vegetable pieces and then start again. So, the provisioning of a second lid enabled to input items on the go, as the blades are running. The smaller opening in the jar lid helps load the fruit / vegetable pieces while the grinding continues without stopping the motor.
Although useful, the problem with this small cap is that it is a separate part and is small in size. Often it gets lost due to it being separate and small. Due to its same hardness as that of lid, there are chances that while removing it from the lid, it gets jammed and creates scratches when ground particles get stuck in between the cap and the lid. Also, there may be a need such that it is not possible to fully open the second lid which may result in spurting of the juice outside the jar through the small opening.
For the purposes of this specification, a 'juicer' is understood to include all the variations of similar home appliances such as. a mixer or a blender or a food processor or the like, including a juicer.

Objects of the Invention:
An object of the invention is to provide an improved secondary opening for a juicer jar.
Another object of the invention is to provide a second lid for a juicer jar which can be opened or closed with relative ease.
Yet another object of the invention is to allow partial exposure of the secondary opening, if required.
Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved secondary opening for a juicer jar which can be used while the jar blades are in action.
An additional object of the invention is to avoid jamming of a secondary lid from a primary lid of a juicer jar.
Yet an additional object of the invention is to avoid scratching of primary lid of a juicer jar when a secondary lid on the primary lid is fitted or removed during its use.
Summary of the Invention:
According to this invention, there is provided a jar with loader flap, said jar comprises:
a. first lid which covers said jar and securely fits atop said jar; and
b. opening at the operative top portion of said first lid, characterised in that,
said opening being adapted to be covered by means of a flap, said flap being

a loader opening cap for facilitating entry of material into said jar, said flap being flexibly flappable between a closed position and an open position.
According to this invention, there is also provided a first lid for a jar with loader flap, said first lid comprises:
opening at the operative top portion of said first lid, characterised in that, said opening being adapted to be covered by means of a flap, said flap being a loader opening cap for facilitating entry of material into said jar, said flap being flexibly flappable between a closed position and an open position.
Typically, said flap is a flexible flap.
Typically, said flap is a silicon flap.
Typically, said opening is a grooved opening such that there is an enveloped grooved channel about said opening, adapted to receive edges of said flap such that said flap securely fits in the space and channel formed on said first lid.
Typically, said first lid includes a flap insertion hole and a flap securing means adapted to secure said flap from its first end, thereby providing leverage for flapping said flap between an open and close position.
Typically, said first lid includes an interlocking projection adapted to secure said flap from its first end, thereby providing leverage for flapping said flap between an open and close position.

Typically, said first lid includes a depression provided at a second end opposite to said first end in order to allow lifting and holding of said flap
Brief Description of the Accompanying Drawings:
The invention will now be described in relation to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 illustrates a schematic of the juicer jar with loader flap in its closed position;
Figure 2 illustrates a schematic of the juicer jar with loader flap in its partially open position;
Figure 3 illustrates a schematic of the juicer jar lid which has the loader flap; and
Figure 4 illustrates a schematic of the juicer jar with the loader flap in its fully open position.
Detailed Description of the Accompanying Drawings:
According to this invention, there is provided a juicer jar with loader flap.
Figure 1 illustrates a schematic of the juicer jar with loader flap in its closed position. Figure 2 illustrates a schematic of the juicer jar with loader flap in its partially open position. Figure 3 illustrates a schematic of the juicer jar lid which

has the loader flap. Figure 4 illustrates a schematic of the juicer jar with the loader flap in its fully open position.
In accordance with an embodiment of this invention, there is provided a juicer jar (12) with a first lid (14) which covers the jar and securely fits atop the jar in order to avoid spurting out of the juice or blended food from the jar. The jar is a standard mixer /juicer jar with provisions for blades within and being adapted to be coupled or engaged with a drive means or a motor for driving the blades.
In accordance with another embodiment of this invention, there is provided an opening at the operative top portion of said first lid. The opening (16) is adapted to be covered by means of a flap (18). Typically, the flap is a silicon flap. This flap is a loader opening cap which facilitates entry of additional material into the jar while the juicer is on, without disturbing or opening the first lid entirely. By using silicon, due to its softness, problem of cap getting jammed in the opening is also solved. This is a flappable opening, in that, the opening includes an enveloped grooved channel (22) about it, which received the edges of the flap such that the flap securely fits in the space and channel formed on the first lid. According to the jar of this invention, the flap is secured from its one end, onto the lid by means of a flap insertion hole (24). This securing provides the leverage for flapping the lid open or close. The lid, since made of silicon, can only be opened partially, too in order to avoid total exposure or spluttering out of the gooey matter that is being formed in the juicer jar. Also, the silicon flap is fixed to the lid is prevented from getting lost due to the fixture. Fixing of silicon flap is achieved without any screw. It is done by inserting an interlocking projection provided in it as shown figures. Due to the material of flap being silicon, it is very easy to lift it from the opening

by hand when the user needs to load extra pieces of fruits while grinding. Silicon does not scratch the jar lid. Further, a depression (26) is provided at the other end which is opposite the fixture hole. This depression is just below the end of the flap which makes it possible to easily hold the flap and open it for loading the fruit / vegetable or any other content as desired.
The technical advance of this invention lies in the provisioning of a flappable opening such that it may not get lost since it is not detachable. Further, it provides an easy opening and closing mechanism without any compromise on operation. It improves the operation of the juicer jar, in that, the flappable lid may be partially opened due to this invention, thereby rendering partial access to the jar, and disallowing spluttering of possibly gooey content inside the jar from being spluttered out due to centrifugal force of the operating blades on the content in the jar.
While this detailed description has disclosed certain specific embodiments of the present invention for illustrative purposes, various modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art which do not constitute departures from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims, and it is to be distinctly understood that the foregoing descriptive matter is to be interpreted merely as illustrative of the invention and not as a limitation.

We claim,
1. Ajar with loader flap, said jar comprising:
a. first lid which covers said jar and securely fits atop said jar; and
b. opening at the operative top portion of said first lid, characterised in that,
said opening being adapted to be covered by means of a flap, said flap being
a loader opening cap for facilitating entry of material into said jar, said flap
being flexibly flappable between a closed position and an open position.
2. Ajar as claimed in claim I wherein, said flap is a flexible flap.
3. Ajar as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said flap is a silicon flap.
4. A jar as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said opening is a grooved opening such that there is an enveloped grooved channel about said opening, adapted to receive edges of said flap such that said flap securely fits in the space and channel formed on said first lid.
5. A jar as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said first lid includes a flap insertion hole and a flap securing means adapted to secure said flap from its first end, thereby providing leverage for flapping said flap between an open and close position.
6. A jar as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said first lid includes an interlocking projection adapted to secure said flap from its first end, thereby providing leverage for flapping said flap between an open and close position.

7. A jar as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said first lid includes a depression provided at a second end opposite to said first end in order to allow lifting and holding of said flap
8. A first lid for ajar with loader flap, said first lid comprising:
opening at the operative top portion of said first lid, characterised in that, said opening being adapted to be covered by means of a flap, said flap being a loader opening cap for facilitating entry of material into said jar, said flap being flexibly flappable between a closed position and an open position.
9. Ajar as claimed in claim 8 wherein, said flap is a flexible flap.
10. A jar as claimed in claim 8 wherein, said flap is a silicon flap.
11.A jar as claimed in claim 8 wherein, said opening is a grooved opening such that there is an enveloped grooved channel about said opening, adapted to receive edges of said flap such that said flap securely fits in the space and channel formed on said first lid.
12.A jar as claimed in claim 8 wherein, said first lid includes a flap insertion hole and a flap securing means adapted to secure said flap from its first end, thereby providing leverage for flapping said flap between an open and close position.
13.A jar as claimed in claim 8 wherein, said first lid includes an interlocking projection adapted to secure said flap from its first end, thereby providing leverage for flapping said flap between an open and close position.

14. A jar as claimed in claim 8 wherein, said first lid includes a depression provided at a second end opposite to said first end in order to allow lifting and holding of said flap