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US 2014/0338546 A1Published application
Salad spinner with angled blade fan
OwnerTimothy C. Repp, Thomas B. Murphyinventors
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Abstract
A salad spinner has a support frame with a receiving aperture. A colander is supported by the support frame in the receiving aperture for rotation about an axis of rotation. A removable drive assembly is removably coupled to the support frame and colander, and the removable drive assembly includes an actuator to transmit a driving input applied to the actuator to rotate the colander. A fan having a plurality of angled blades is mechanically coupled to the actuator to force air into the colander.
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A salad spinner comprising:
- a support frame with a receiving aperture;
- a colander supported by the support frame in the receiving aperture for rotation about an axis of rotation;
- a removable drive assembly removably coupled to the support frame and colander and including an actuator to transmit a driving input applied to the actuator to rotate the colander;
- and
- a fan having a plurality of angled blades mechanically coupled to the actuator to force air into the colander.
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A salad spinner comprising:
- a support frame;
- a colander supported by the support frame for rotation about an axis of rotation;
- a removable drive assembly removably coupled to the support frame and colander;
- and
- wherein the removable drive assembly includes an actuator and a fan mechanically coupled to the actuator and removably coupled the colander, the fan having a plurality of blades angled with respect to a horizontal direction of rotation about a central, vertical axis, wherein actuation of the actuator transmits a driving force to rotate the coupled fan and colander, and air above the blades is drawn to the blades, and air is expelled away from the blades below the blades.
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A salad spinner comprising:
- a support frame with a receiving aperture;
- a colander supported by the support frame in the receiving aperture for rotation about an axis of rotation;
- a removable drive assembly removably coupled to the support frame and colander and including an actuator to transmit a driving input applied to the actuator to rotate the colander;
- a fan having a plurality of angled blades mechanically coupled to the actuator to force air into the colander;
- wherein the actuator is a manually operated rotating handle. wherein the fan is mechanically coupled to the colander to transmit a driving input directly from the actuator;
- wherein the removable drive assembly includes a plurality of spaced-apart stationary vanes to facilitate air flow into the colander;
- and
- wherein the support frame is an open-ended rigid container.
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A salad spinner comprising:
- a support frame;
- a colander supported by the support frame for rotation about an axis of rotation;
- and
- a removable drive assembly removably coupled to the support frame and colander;
- wherein the removable drive assembly includes an actuator and a fan mechanically coupled to the actuator and removably coupled the colander, the fan having a plurality of blades angled with respect to a horizontal direction of rotation about a central, vertical axis, wherein actuation of the actuator transmits a driving force to rotate the coupled fan and colander, and air above the blades is drawn to the blades, and air is expelled away from the blades below the blades;
- wherein the actuator is a manually operated rotating handle;
- wherein a plurality of spaced-apart stationary vanes are located adjacent to the fan to facilitate air flow into the colander;
- and
- wherein the support frame is an open-ended rigid container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.