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US 9,788,691 B1Granted
Electric mixer having clamping features
AssigneeJoseph Bender
InventorJoseph Bender
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Abstract
An electric mixer can include a motor, an interchangeable paddle assembly, and a mounting plate. The mounting plate attaches to the top of a cooking vessel and includes a pair of clamping plates adapted to span a diameter of various size cooking vessels. The motor is attached to the mounting plate and is operably connected to the paddle assembly providing power to rotate the paddle and stir the contents of the cooking vessel.
Claims9
An electric mixing apparatus for stirring the contents of a cooking vessel comprising:
- a mounting plate having a first and a second tube arranged on opposite sides thereof, each tube having a first aperture and a second aperture;
- a first rod extending from said first aperture of said first tube;
- a second rod extending from said second aperture of said first tube;
- a third rod extending from said first aperture of said second tube;
- a fourth rod extending from said second aperture of said second tube;
- a first arcuate clamping plate attached to said first rod and said third rod;
- a second arcuate clamping plate attached to said second rod and said fourth rod;
- a first elongation spring having two ends within said first tube connected to said first rod and to said second rod;
- a second elongation spring having two ends within said second tube connected to said third rod to said fourth rod;
- a motor assembly attached to said mounting plate;
- and,
- a paddle assembly connected to and rotatably driven by said motor assembly via a shaft defining an axis;
- wherein said mixing apparatus is capable of clamping to an external sidewall of said cooking vessel;
- and,
- wherein said elongation springs cause said paddle assembly to center when said apparatus is clamped to said cooking vessel.
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