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Detachable power supply apparatus

  • US 6,607,391 B2
  • Filed: 06/25/2001
  • Issued: 08/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electric cooking appliance with a detachable power supply comprising:

  • a) an electric cooking appliance;

    b) a panel connected to said electric cooking appliance, said panel having a first mount surface and a pair of electrical terminals electrically coupled to said electric cooking appliance, said first mount surface extending at an angle between generally horizontal and vertical alignment when said electric cooking appliance is supported in an upright alignment and said electrical terminals extending generally perpendicular to said first mount surface;

    c) a power supply cord having a receptacle secured at a first end of an electrical cord;

    a second mount surface formed on an outer face of said receptacle and a pair of terminal receiving bores extending into said receptacle from said outer face thereof for receiving said electrical terminals;

    said terminal receiving bores having a diameter which is sufficiently larger than an outer diameter of said terminals to permit said receptacle to pivot away from said terminals without interference from said terminals;

    d) a magnetized member attached to one of the first mount surface of the panel or the second mount surface of the receptacle and a ferrous contact attached to the other of the first or second mount surface for removably coupling said power supply cord to said electric cooking appliance.

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