Control dial and ejector button for handheld appliance
A handheld mixer has a body comprising a housing that houses a motor and drive system and an integral handle, and one or more mixer attachments. A rotatable dial control is rotatable about an axis that is located within the housing and, thus, only a portion of the dial is exposed. The dial is engage...
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| Format | Patent |
| Language | English |
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22.05.2007
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| Summary: | A handheld mixer has a body comprising a housing that houses a motor and drive system and an integral handle, and one or more mixer attachments. A rotatable dial control is rotatable about an axis that is located within the housing and, thus, only a portion of the dial is exposed. The dial is engaged by the user's thumb or finger of the same hand that is holding the device by its handle. The dial comprises a smaller diameter dial that is fixed to or integral with the manipulated dial and which is positioned beneath a transparent surface of the housing. The smaller dial has markings that are viewed through the transparent surface to indicate the larger dial position, such as "on/off"; "high/low"; and the like. Another novel feature of the present invention is an attachment eject button that activates a lock to release a mixer attachment. The eject button is positioned in close proximity to the novel dial so that the user may engage the eject button or the dial without changing his or her grip on the handle. |
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