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US 7,921,769 B2Granted
Bowl and basket and salad spinner incorporating such an assembly
AssigneeKwok Kuen So
InventorsKwok Kuen So, Yiu Chung Wan
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Abstract
A bowl and basket assembly (100, 200) is disclosed as including a perforated basket (104, 204) and a bowl (102, 202) for receiving said basket, the basket including a top body part (104a, 204a), a middle body part (104b, 204b) and a third body part (104c, 204c) connected with each other via a number of links (126, 205), in which the body parts are movable relative to one another between an expanded configuration in which the top body part (104a, 204a) sits on the middle body part (104b, 204b), and a collapsed configuration in which the middle body part (104b, 204b) is within the top body part (104a, 204a), and the third body part (104c, 204c) is within the middle body part (104b, 204b).
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A bowl and basket assembly (100, 200) including:
- a perforated basket (104, 204);
- and
- a bowl (102, 202) for receiving said basket;
- characterized in that said basket includes at least a first body member (104a, 204a) and a second body member (104b, 204b) connected with each other via at least one link member (126, 205), wherein said body members are movable relative to each other between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and further characterized in that said basket includes at least a third body member (104c, 204c) connected with said first and second body member via said link member, and further characterized in that said first, second and third body members are movable relative to one another between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member and said second body member sits on said third body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and said third body member is within said second body member, and further characterized in that said link member is slidable and rotatable relative to said first and third body members during movement of said first, second and third body members between said first and second configurations.
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A bowl and basket assembly (100, 200) including:
- a perforated basket (104, 204);
- and
- a bowl (102, 202) for receiving said basket;
- characterized in that said basket includes at least a first body member (104a, 204a) and a second body member (104b, 204b) connected with each other via at least one link member (126, 205), wherein said body members are movable relative to each other between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and further characterized in that said basket includes at least a third body member (104c, 204c) connected with said first and second body member via said link member, and further characterized in that said first, second and third body members are movable relative to one another between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member and said second body member sits on said third body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and said third body member is within said second body member, and further characterized in that said link member is rotatable relative to said second body member during movement of said first, second and third body members between said first and second configurations.
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A bowl and basket assembly (100, 200) including:
- a perforated basket (104, 204);
- and
- a bowl (102, 202) for receiving said basket;
- characterized in that said basket includes at least a first body member (104a, 204a) and a second body member (104b, 204b) connected with each other via at least one link member (126, 205), wherein said body members are movable relative to each other between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and further characterized in that said basket includes at least a third body member (104c, 204c) connected with said first and second body member via said link member, and further characterized in that said first, second and third body members are movable relative to one another between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member and said second body member sits on said third body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and said third body member is within said second body member, and further characterized in including locking means movable between a first configuration in which movement of said first, second and third body members from said first configuration to said second configuration is prevented and a second configuration in which movement of said first, second and third body members from said first configuration to said second configuration is allowed.
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A bowl and basket assembly (100, 200) including:
- a perforated basket (104, 204);
- and
- a bowl (102, 202) for receiving said basket;
- characterized in that said basket includes at least a first body member (104a, 204a) and a second body member (104b, 204b) connected with each other via at least one link member (126, 205), wherein said body members are movable relative to each other between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and further characterized in that said bowl includes at least a first body member (102b, 202b) and a second body member (102c, 202c) releasably engaged with each other, and further characterized in that said first body member of said bowl carries at least one rotatably movable clasp member (210).
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A bowl and basket assembly (100, 200) including:
- a perforated basket (104, 204);
- and
- a bowl (102, 202) for receiving said basket;
- characterized in that said basket includes at least a first body member (104a, 204a) and a second body member (104b, 204b) connected with each other via at least one link member (126, 205), wherein said body members are movable relative to each other between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and further characterized in that said bowl includes at least a first body member (102b, 202b) and a second body member (102c, 202c) releasably engaged with each other, and further characterized in that said bowl includes at least a first body member (102a, 202a), a second body member (102b, 202b) and a third body member (102c, 202c) releasably engaged with each other, and further characterized in that said first body member of said bowl carries at least one rotatably movable clasp member, and that said clasp member is releasably engaged with said second and third body members of said bowl for releasably engaging said first body member of said bowl with said second and third body members of said bowl.
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