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A blender hopper has a contiguous annular side wall with a larger upper portion, and a smaller lower portion. The upper portion is in the form of a square and the lower portion is in the form of an octagon and a bottom wall adjoins the lower portion. Four narrower triangular side walls extend upward

A blender hopper has a contiguous annular side wall with a larger upper portion, and a smaller lower portion. The upper portion is in the form of a square and the lower portion is in the form of an octagon and a bottom wall adjoins the lower portion. Four narrower triangular side walls extend upwardly and outwardly from the diagonal sides of the bottom wall and adjoin the four corners of the upper portion, respectively, and four wider truncated wedge-shaped walls extend upwardly and outwardly from the four orthogonal sides of the bottom wall with their wider ends adjoining the four sides of the upper portion, respectively, and inwardly protruding longitudinal rib is formed in each of the wider truncated wedge-shaped walls. A tubular dispensing conduit is secured in an aperture in one of the wider walls and a dispensing valve is connected to its outer end. A cutter blade assembly mounted in the bottom wall crushes ice and in combination with the dual polygonal side wall configuration, thoroughly blends the liquid and ice to form the slush mixture and maintains its consistency.

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1. A blender hopper for an electrically powered blender appliance, the blender hopper having a longitudinal axis and comprising:a horizontal bottom wall disposed in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis having four diametrically opposed orthogonal sides and four diagonal sides; a contiguous an

1. A blender hopper for an electrically powered blender appliance, the blender hopper having a longitudinal axis and comprising:a horizontal bottom wall disposed in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis having four diametrically opposed orthogonal sides and four diagonal sides; a contiguous annular side wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall having a larger upper portion with a cross section generally in the form of a square with four diametrically opposed flat sides and diagonal corners defining an open top end and a smaller lower portion with a cross section generally in the form of an octagon with four diametrically opposed orthogonal sides and four diagonal sides; each of said diagonal sides of said octagon extending angularly upward and outward from said bottom wall and converging in a smooth transition into a respective one of said diagonal corners of said square to form a combination of four relatively narrower triangular side walls extending upwardly and outwardly from four diagonal sides of said bottom wall each with an upwardly facing apex adjoining a respective one of said diagonal corners of said square, and four wider truncated wedge-shaped walls extending upwardly and outwardly from said orthogonal sides of said octagon with upward facing wider ends adjoining each of said diametrically opposed sides of said square, respectively.