Patent · US Expired

Food mixer with dome-shaped impeller

US6467948B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6References
28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 30, 2000
Grant dateOct 22, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 30, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/16
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A food processor having a container and a drive shaft extending through a bottom thereof includes a processing device having an impeller 20 for engaging the drive shaft and a dome-shaped cap or shield 90. The cap includes dimples on a lower surface to assist in breaking up lumps of food in the container. The processing device can rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

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