Combination juicer-blender
AssigneeBreville Pty Limited
InventorsRichard Hoare, Richard Harrod, Khon Thai, Michael Wong
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Abstract
An motorized base apparatus for selectively receiving an appliance. The apparatus comprising: a control interface; an appliance coupling element; an appliance sensor element; an appliance retaining mechanism; and a processor element. The processor element being coupled to the appliance sensor element for receiving data indicative of the selectively received appliance. The processor element being coupled to the control interface for adapting the interface in response to the identified appliance.
Claims18
An apparatus for providing a motorised base to a selectively received appliance, the apparatus comprising:
- a control interface;
- an appliance coupling element;
- an appliance sensor element;
- an appliance retaining mechanism;
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- a processor element coupled to the appliance sensor element for receiving data indicative of the selectively received appliance;
- the processor element being coupled to the control interface for adapting the interface in response to the identified appliance;
- wherein the apparatus is a motorised base for selectively receiving either a juicing head appliance or a blending head appliance;
- and
- wherein the appliance retaining mechanism includes a locking bar, wherein the locking bar is rotatable to engage one or more retention detents on an exterior surface of each the juicing head appliance and the blending head appliance when selectively received by the apparatus;
- wherein the one or more retention detents protrude from each of the juicing head appliance and the blending head appliance;
- the detent has a feature that receives a small horizontal portion of the locking bar;
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- wherein each retention detent has a ramped surface for engaging the horizontal portion of the locking bar, the detent receiving and temporarily securing the locking bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.