Mixer assembly with locking pivot head
AssigneeHamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.
InventorsJames Hallar, Martin Brady
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Abstract
A mixer stand for supporting a mixer includes a base member, a turntable mounted for rotation on the base member, a bowl supported on the turntable, a pedestal extending generally upwardly from the base member, and a pivot head pivotally connected to an upper portion of the pedestal for receiving the mixer. A first locking mechanism is operably associated with the pivot head and the pedestal for locking the pivot head in an upright operative position and/or a tilted position. A second locking mechanism is operably associated with the pivot head and the mixer for releasably locking the mixer onto the pivot head.
Claims44
A mixer stand for an electric mixer, the mixer stand comprising:
- a pedestal;
- a pivot head connected to the pedestal for pivotal movement between an upright position for operating the electric mixer and a tilt position;
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- a locking mechanism for releasably locking the pivot head with respect to the pedestal in at least one of the upright and tilt positions, the locking mechanism comprising a first locking member operatively connected to the pedestal and a second locking member operatively connected to the pivot head, one of the first and second locking members being biased toward a lower locking position wherein the first and second locking members are mutually engaged to thereby prevent pivotal movement of the pivot head with respect to the pedestal, the one locking member being movable toward an upper release position wherein the first and second locking members are disengaged to thereby permit pivotal movement of the pivot head with respect to the pedestal.
A mixer assembly comprising:
- a hand mixer;
- a base member;
- a turntable mounted for rotation on the base member;
- a bowl supported on the turntable;
- a pedestal extending generally upwardly from the base member;
- a cradle connected to an upper portion of the pedestal for receiving the hand mixer;
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- a first locking mechanism operably associated with the cradle and the hand mixer for releasably mounting the hand mixer to the cradle, the first locking mechanism comprising a latch member positioned on one of the cradle and the hand mixer and a first depression located on the other of the cradle and the hand mixer, the latch member being releasably engageable with the depression to thereby releasably connect the hand mixer to the cradle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.