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Control for an electrical kitchen appliance with power interruption off feature

  • US 6,313,445 B1
  • Filed: 01/03/2001
  • Issued: 11/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electric appliance control comprising:

  • an electromagnet;

    an electrical switch assembly;

    a ferromagnetic section movable with a contact of the switch assembly towards the electromagnet;

    a user actuated member adapted to move the ferromagnetic section and the contact towards the electromagnet, wherein, when the electromagnet is energized and the ferromagnetic section and contact are moved by the user actuated member to an actuated position, the electromagnet can retain the contact at the actuated position by magnetically holding the ferromagnetic section at the actuated position.

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