Modular appliance system
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1. A modular kitchen appliance system comprising:
- a base having a first receptacle and a second receptacle formed in a top surface of said base;
at least a first motor contained within said base;
a vessel supported in said first receptacle of said base, said vessel including a blade assembly adapted for coupling to said first motor;
a hand-held appliance removably supported in said second receptacle of said base, said appliance having a first end for receiving a shaft of an appliance attachment; and
a flexible drive cable defining a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis, said second end being received by a second end of said hand-held appliance and being securable to said shaft of said appliance attachment for imparting a rotary motion to said appliance attachment.
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A modular kitchen appliance system includes a base having a first receptacle and a second receptacle formed in a top surface of the base, at least a first motor contained within the base, a vessel supported in the first receptacle of the base and a hand-held appliance removably supported in the second receptacle of the base. The vessel includes a blade assembly adapted for coupling to the first motor and the hand-held appliance has a first end for receiving a shaft of an appliance attachment.
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16 Claims
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1. A modular kitchen appliance system comprising:
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a base having a first receptacle and a second receptacle formed in a top surface of said base;
at least a first motor contained within said base;
a vessel supported in said first receptacle of said base, said vessel including a blade assembly adapted for coupling to said first motor;
a hand-held appliance removably supported in said second receptacle of said base, said appliance having a first end for receiving a shaft of an appliance attachment; and
a flexible drive cable defining a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis, said second end being received by a second end of said hand-held appliance and being securable to said shaft of said appliance attachment for imparting a rotary motion to said appliance attachment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A modular kitchen appliance system comprising:
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a base having a first receptacle and a second receptacle formed in a top surface of said base;
at least a first motor contained within said base;
a vessel supported in said first receptacle of said base, said vessel including a blade assembly adapted for coupling to said first motor;
a hand-held appliance removably supported in said second receptacle of said base, said appliance having a first end for receiving a shaft of an appliance attachment; and
an appliance attachment including a shaft adapted to be removably received in said first end of said appliance, and wherein said base includes a third receptacle formed in said top surface thereof for supporting said appliance attachment.
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11. A modular kitchen appliance system comprising:
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a base having a first receptacle and a second receptacle formed in a top surface of said base;
at least a first motor contained within said base;
a vessel supported in said first receptacle of said base, said vessel including a blade assembly adapted for coupling to said first motor; and
a hand-held appliance removably supported in said second receptacle of said base, said appliance having a first end for receiving a shaft of an appliance attachment, and wherein said hand-held appliance includes a second motor contained therein for imparting a rotary motion to said appliance attachment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A modular kitchen appliance system comprising:
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a base having a first receptacle and a second receptacle formed in a top surface of said base;
at least a first motor contained within said base;
a vessel supported in said first receptacle of said base, said vessel including a blade assembly adapted for coupling to said first motor; and
a hand-held appliance removably supported in said second receptacle of said base, said appliance having a first end for receiving a shaft of an appliance attachment, said hand-held appliance housing a drive assembly and a power source and said appliance being in electrical communication with said base, and wherein said drive assembly includes a motor and said power source includes a battery. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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