Household appliance mixing arrangement
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1. A household mixer appliance comprising:
- a mixing container with an inner surface and an open top;
a drive arrangement; and
a hook;
wherein the hook comprises a proximal end, a distal end and a curved portion extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the proximal end having a sole attachment portion which when attached to the drive arrangement abuts a first inner surface portion of the mixing container inner surface, and is attachable to the drive arrangement via a through hole in the first inner surface portion such that the hook is rotatable around a horizontal axis of rotation within the mixing container when the hook is attached to the drive arrangement, the hook further having a distal-most point located at its most distant point from the proximal end, the distal-most point of the hook being offset from the axis of rotation to define a circular path as the hook rotates about the axis of rotation; and
wherein the inner surface of the mixing container comprises a second inner surface portion comprising at least 40% of the mixing container inner surface having the shape of an oblate spheroid,wherein the inner surface of the mixing container comprises a third inner surface portion arranged diametrically from the first inner surface portion along the axis of rotation, the third inner surface portion comprising a flat surface extending radially inward from the second inner surface portion adjacent the circular path defined by the distal-most point of the hook towards the axis of rotation of the hook, andwherein the distal end of the hook is spaced from the flat surface by a separation distance, such that the curved portion of the hook can knead foodstuffs against the flat surface.
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Abstract
A household mixer appliance having a mixing container with an inner surface and an open top, a drive arrangement and a hook. The hook has a sole attachment portion which, when attached to the drive arrangement, abuts a first inner surface portion of the mixing container inner surface. The sole attachment portion is attachable to the drive arrangement via a through hole in the first inner surface portion such that the hook is rotatable around a substantially horizontal axis of rotation within the mixing container when the hook is attached to the drive arrangement.
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1. A household mixer appliance comprising:
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a mixing container with an inner surface and an open top; a drive arrangement; and a hook; wherein the hook comprises a proximal end, a distal end and a curved portion extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the proximal end having a sole attachment portion which when attached to the drive arrangement abuts a first inner surface portion of the mixing container inner surface, and is attachable to the drive arrangement via a through hole in the first inner surface portion such that the hook is rotatable around a horizontal axis of rotation within the mixing container when the hook is attached to the drive arrangement, the hook further having a distal-most point located at its most distant point from the proximal end, the distal-most point of the hook being offset from the axis of rotation to define a circular path as the hook rotates about the axis of rotation; and wherein the inner surface of the mixing container comprises a second inner surface portion comprising at least 40% of the mixing container inner surface having the shape of an oblate spheroid, wherein the inner surface of the mixing container comprises a third inner surface portion arranged diametrically from the first inner surface portion along the axis of rotation, the third inner surface portion comprising a flat surface extending radially inward from the second inner surface portion adjacent the circular path defined by the distal-most point of the hook towards the axis of rotation of the hook, and wherein the distal end of the hook is spaced from the flat surface by a separation distance, such that the curved portion of the hook can knead foodstuffs against the flat surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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