Bread maker with collapsible container
OwnerJun Cheninventor
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Abstract
A bread maker includes a base having an accommodating cavity and a heating plate, a heating element, and a collapsible container. The collapsible container includes a body assembly detachably supported on the heating plate. The body assembly includes a plurality of boundary panels, wherein each of the boundary panels foldably connected to two of the adjacent boundary panels so to move between an unfolded position and a folded position, wherein in the unfolded position, the boundary panels are extended to form a substantially rectangular structure on the heating plate, wherein in the folded position, each of the boundary panels is folded with respect to adjacent boundary panels so as to be collapsible into a stacked structure, so that the stacked structure can be accommodated in the accommodating cavity.
Claims12
A bread maker, comprising:
- a base having an accommodating cavity and a heating plate in the accommodating cavity;
- a heating element mounted in the base and being in thermal communication with the heating plate;
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- a collapsible container, which comprises:
- a body assembly detachably supported on the heating plate, the body assembly comprising a plurality of boundary panels, each of the boundary panels foldably connected to two of the adjacent boundary panels so as to move between an unfolded position and a folded position, wherein in the unfolded position, the boundary panels are extended to form a substantially rectangular structure on the heating plate and having a receiving opening between the boundary panels, wherein in the folded position, each of the boundary panels is folded with respect to adjacent boundary panels so as to be collapsible into a stacked structure, the stacked structure being accommodated in the accommodating cavity;
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- a container cover selectively and detachably connected to one of the body assembly and the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.