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US 6,588,930 B2Granted
Food mixer with detachable head
OwnerIan Geoffrey Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
A food mixer includes a head (12) that is detachable from a base (11) for use separately in mixing food such as cake ingredients. The turntable motor (25) in the base is controlled by an independent speed control (18). Control (18) and motor(25) receive their power from wires attached to a pair of electrically conductive hooks (32) which serve not only to physically secure the head (12) in position, but also to conduct the electric current.
Claims5
A food mixer comprising:
- a base,
- a rotatable member mounted to the base and adapted for rotating a bowl placed thereupon,
- a first motor for driving said rotatable member and located within the base,
- a head supported by the base and detachable therefrom to enable hand-held operation of the head,
- a beater connecting member supported by said head and configured to receive a beater so that the beater is extendable into a bowl that is supportable by the rotatable member,
- a second motor for driving said beater connecting member and located within said head, and
- a connection device for detachably connecting the head to the base, the connection device comprising hooks in the base that are in connection with the first motor, and recessed contacts in the head in connection with a power cord and adapted to detachably receive tip portions of the hooks such that electric power can be conveyed to the first motor in the base when the head is attached to the base, as well as the second motor in the head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.