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Cooking appliance with stirring means and associated method

US7993694B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims
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Filing dateFeb 1, 2007
Grant dateAug 9, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J43/0722
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to an appliance (1) for cooking food, the appliance comprising firstly a receptacle (2) for containing the food and secondly a blade (8) placed within the receptacle (2), said receptacle (2) and blade (8) being designed to be driven with relative rotary motion so as to stir the food in the receptacle (2), the appliance being characterized in that the blade (8) includes turnover means (13) shaped to act under the effect of the relative rotary motion to cause at least a fraction of the food to turn over in a turnover direction (D) that presents, in the plane of the rotary motion, a majority component that is radial.

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