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US 9,848,737 B2Granted
Appliance with recessed handle and cooling air inlets
AssigneeSunbeam Products, Inc.
InventorMoises Behar
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Abstract
There is provided an appliance including a base having a housing, a motor-fan assembly disposed in the housing, a working implement which is operated by the motor-fan assembly when energized, a pocket integrally formed in a sidewall of the housing configured for use as a carrying handle, and one or more apertures formed in the pocket configured to allow cooling air to enter the housing to cool the motor-fan assembly.
Claims9
A base for an appliance, comprising:
- a housing including a surrounding sidewall;
- a motor-fan assembly disposed in the housing;
- a working implement which is operated by the motor-fan assembly when energized;
- a recessed portion extending through the sidewall of the housing configured for use as a carrying handle;
- and
- one or more air inlets formed in the recessed portion configured to allow cooling air to enter the housing to cool the motor-fan assembly.
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A food preparation appliance, comprising:
- a housing including a surrounding sidewall and configured to removably receive a blending container;
- a motor-fan assembly disposed in the housing;
- an impeller disposed in the blending container which is rotated by the motor when energized;
- a recessed portion extending through the sidewall of the housing configured for use as a carrying handle;
- and
- one or more inlets formed in the recessed portion configured to allow cooling air to enter the housing.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.