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US 12,285,137 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for assembling accessories in a caddy
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJohn W. Mcconnell, Brandon T. Mock, John J. Myers
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for assembling a set of stand mixer accessories with a caddy, including receiving a beater attachment in a first depression of a caddy base, receiving a whisk attachment in a second depression of the caddy base, and receiving a dough hook attachment in a in an arm of the caddy base.
Claims20
A caddy for a stand mixer bowl, comprising:
- a base shaped to be coaxially received at a concave surface of the stand mixer bowl, and defining a vertical axis, the base further comprising:
- a first depression defining an axis offset relative to the vertical axis and adapted to receive a beater stand mixer attachment;
- a second depression adapted to receive a whisk stand mixer attachment;
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- an arm extending vertically away from the base and adapted to receive a dough hook stand mixer attachment;
- the arm including a first wall extending vertically away from the base and a second wall extending parallel with the first wall, and wherein the first wall and the second wall are spaced from each other such that the arm defines a U-shaped channel;
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- a handle extending from the base.
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A method of assembling a set of stand mixer accessories with a caddy, the method comprising:
- receiving a beater attachment in a first depression of a caddy base;
- receiving a whisk attachment in a substantially horizontal position, in a second depression of the caddy base;
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- after receiving the whisk attachment, receiving a dough hook attachment in a substantially horizontal position, in an arm extending vertically away from the caddy base, wherein the arm includes a first wall extending vertically away from the base and a second wall extending parallel with the first wall, and wherein the first wall and the second wall are spaced from each other such that the arm defines a U-shaped channel, such that the U-shaped channel receives a flange of the dough hook attachment.
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A caddy for a stand mixer bowl having a concave shaped bottom wall, comprising:
- a base having a circular upper lip and a plurality of concaved legs extending from the upper lip and shaped for being coaxially received by the concave surface of the stand mixer bowl, and defining a vertical axis, the base further comprising:
- a first depression defining an axis offset relative to the vertical axis and adapted to receive a beater stand mixer attachment;
- a second depression adapted to receive a whisk stand mixer attachment;
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- an arm extending vertically away from the base and adapted to receive a dough hook stand mixer attachment;
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- a handle extending from the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.