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US 12,648,673 B2Granted
Portable blade grinder
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsAntonius K. Aditjandra, Richard D. Arnold, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Rex D. Wilson
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Abstract
A blade grinder that includes a base unit having a housing. The housing encloses a drive motor and defines a receiving cavity. A battery receiver is defined along a portion of the housing and a battery is removably coupled to the battery receiver. A blade implement is disposed within the receiving cavity, wherein the blade implement is configured to be driven by the drive motor. A bowl is positionable in an operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity. A lid is couplable to the housing to retain the bowl in the operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity.
Claims19
A blade grinder comprising:
- a base unit having a drive motor and a housing defining a receiving cavity, the housing enclosing the drive motor;
- a battery receptacle defined on a portion of the housing, the battery receptacle having a plurality of terminals accessible therein and configured to removably couple a battery with the base unit to operably power the drive motor;
- a coupler disposed within the receiving cavity and configured to be driven by the drive motor;
- a bowl positionable in an operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity and having a blade implement operably coupled therein and configured to be rotatably driven by the coupler when the bowl is in the operably disposed condition;
- a lid couplable to the housing to retain the bowl in the operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity;
- and a foot ring disposed within the receiving cavity and compressible to provide a retaining force between a portion of the bowl and a corresponding portion of the lid when the lid is coupled with the housing to retain the bowl in the operably disposed condition.
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A blade grinder comprising:
- a base unit having a housing, the housing enclosing a drive motor and defining a receiving cavity;
- a foot ring disposed within the receiving cavity and coupled to an inner surface of the housing that encircles the receiving cavity;
- a battery receiver defined along a portion of the housing, the battery receiver having a plurality of terminals housed therein;
- a battery removably coupled to the battery receiver, wherein the base unit is configured to operably power the drive motor using the battery;
- a blade implement disposed within the receiving cavity, wherein the blade implement is configured to be driven by the drive motor;
- a bowl positionable in an operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity, wherein the foot ring is configured to resiliently deform as the bowl is positioned in the operably disposed condition;
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- a lid couplable to the housing to retain the bowl in the operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity.
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A blade grinder, comprising:
- a base unit having a housing, the housing enclosing a drive motor and defining a receiving cavity;
- a foot ring disposed within the receiving cavity and coupled to an inner surface of the housing that encircles the receiving cavity;
- a projection extending outward from the housing and intersecting with the housing at a projection corner;
- a battery receiver defined within the projection, the battery receiver having a plurality of terminals exposed on an open interior thereof;
- a battery removably coupled to the battery receiver, wherein the base unit is configured to operably power the drive motor using the battery by electrically coupling with the terminals;
- a coupler disposed within the receiving cavity and configured to be driven by the drive motor;
- a bowl positionable in an operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity and having a blade implement operably coupled therein and configured to be rotatably driven by the coupler, wherein the bowl is positionable between a resting condition and an engaged condition;
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- a lid couplable to the housing to retain the bowl in the operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity, wherein the bowl is in the resting condition when the lid is decoupled form the housing, and wherein the bowl is in the engaged condition when the lid is coupled to the housing, the coupling between the lid and the housing providing a retaining force that compresses the foot ring against a portion of the bowl.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.