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US 8,616,763 B2Granted
Stand mixer wiping beater with additional features
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJames Stacy Annis, Arren J. McCormick, Jeremy T. Wolters
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Abstract
A mixing beater for a stand mixer includes a metallic frame having an arm, a plastic shell extending over the arm, and a scraper that extends over the plastic shell. The scraper has a wiping blade configured to contact an inner surface of a mixing bowl of the stand mixer.
Claims20
A mixing beater for a stand mixer, comprising:
- a metallic frame including an arm,
- a plastic shell extending over the arm, and
- only one scraper, the one scraper including a cover piece extending over the plastic shell and a wiping blade extending from the cover piece, the wiping blade being configured to contact an inner surface of a mixing bowl,
- wherein the wiping blade includes (i) a base secured to the cover piece, (ii) a curved outer edge spaced apart from the base, (iii) a first surface extending between the base and the curved outer edge, and (iv) a rib extending outwardly from the first surface.
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A mixing beater for a stand mixer, comprising:
- a metallic frame including an arm,
- a plastic shell including (i) a casing encompassing the arm and (ii) a beam that extends from the casing, and
- a scraper including a cover piece that encompasses the casing of the plastic shell and a wiping blade that extends from the cover piece, the wiping blade having a first surface configured to contact an inner surface of a mixing bowl,
- wherein the beam has an edge positioned within the wiping blade to reinforce the wiping blade.
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A mixing beater for a stand mixer, comprising:
- a metallic frame including an arm,
- a plastic shell including (i) a casing extending over the arm and (ii) a beam that extends from the casing, and
- a scraper including a cover piece that the casing of the plastic shell and a wiping blade that extends from the cover piece, the wiping blade having a first surface configured to contact an inner surface of a mixing bowl,
- wherein the beam has an edge positioned within the wiping blade to reinforce the wiping blade,
- wherein the wiping blade includes a pre-molded body having a base attached to the cover piece and an outer edge,
- wherein the edge of the beam is positioned between the base and the outer edge of the wiping blade, and
- wherein the pre-molded body has a bowed cross-section.
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A mixing beater for a stand mixer, comprising:
- a metallic frame including an arm,
- a plastic shell including (i) a casing extending over the arm and (ii) a beam that extends from the casing, and
- a scraper including a cover piece that the casing of the plastic shell and a wiping blade that extends from the cover piece, the wiping blade having a first surface configured to contact an inner surface of a mixing bowl,
- wherein the beam has an edge positioned within the wiping blade to reinforce the wiping blade, and
- wherein the wiping blade has a lower body and an upper body, the upper body defining an arc such that a section of the first surface is concave when the mixing beater is viewed in a first plane.
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A mixing beater for a stand mixer, comprising:
- a metallic frame including a central shaft configured to be coupled to the stand mixer and an arm attached to the central shaft,
- a plastic shell extending over the arm, and
- a scraper extending over the plastic shell, the scraper including a wiping blade,
- wherein (i) a first longitudinal axis extends through the central shaft, a second longitudinal axis extends through the wiping blade, and a third longitudinal axis extends through the arm, (ii) an angle having a magnitude greater than zero degrees is defined between the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis when the mixing beater is viewed in a first plane, and (iii) the first longitudinal axis extends parallel to the third longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.