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.
Claims20
A blade grinder comprising:
- a base unit having a housing, the housing enclosing a drive motor and defining a receiving cavity;
- a battery receptacle defined on a portion of the housing, the battery receptacle having a plurality of terminals;
- a battery removably coupled to the battery receptacle and configured to operably power the drive motor such that the blade grinder is cordless;
- a blade implement 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;
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- a lid couplable to the housing to retain the bowl in the operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity.
A blade grinder comprising:
- a base unit having a housing, the housing enclosing a drive motor and defining a receiving cavity, the housing including an outer portion having a housing outer curvature;
- a projection extending outward from the outer portion of the housing and intersecting the housing at a projection corner, wherein the projection corner has a curvature that generally corresponds with the housing outer curvature;
- a battery receiver defined within the projection, the battery receiver having a plurality of terminals exposed on an open interior of the battery receiver;
- 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;
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- a lid couplable to the housing to retain the bowl in the operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity.
A blade grinder comprising:
- a base unit having a housing, the housing enclosing a drive motor and defining a receiving cavity, the housing having an outer portion with a housing outer curvature;
- a projection extending outward from the outer portion and intersecting the housing at a projection corner that generally corresponds with the housing outer curvature;
- a battery receiver defined within the projection, the battery receiver having a plurality of terminals;
- a battery removably coupled to the battery receiver and configured to operably power the drive motor such that the blade grinder is cordless and portable;
- 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, the bowl having a top edge;
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- a lid couplable to the housing to retain the bowl in the operably disposed condition within the receiving cavity, the lid having a top segment that defines a lid channel configured to receive the top edge of the bowl when the lid is coupled to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.