Beating/emulsifying tool for a domestic electrical appliance for food preparation
AssigneeMoulinex (Societe Anonyme)
InventorJean-Pierre Trocherie
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Abstract
A domestic electrical appliance for food preparation has a generally cylindrical bowl and a vertical shaft rotatably mounted in this bowl. A beating/emulsifying tool of the invention is arranged to be mounted on the shaft. The tool comprises a disc arranged to extend near the bottom of the bowl and to be rotated by the vertical shaft. A series of radially directed projections are formed on one or both of the faces of the disc which can be used alone in the appliance for the preparation of emulsions such as mayonnaise. A cage can additionally be mounted in the bowl to cooperate with the disc for the effective beating of foodstuffs such as egg whites and cream.
Claims5
An electrical food preparation appliance which comprises a bowl generally cylindrical in shape with a substantially vertical axis, a substantially vertical shaft rotatably mounted in said bowl, a beating/emulsifying tool comprising a disc having a substantially vertical axis, said disc extending near to the bottom of the bowl and being rotatable by way of said vertical shaft, said disc having, on at least one of its upper and lower faces, a series of radially directed projections, and a cylindrical cage having an annular reinforcement which is removably engaged with the bowl, and which is coaxial relative to said bowl, and a series of vertical bars integral with said reinforcement and forming on the inner wall of the bowl a series of vertical ribs directed radially inwardly.
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