Food mill including a removable blade assembly
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1. A food mill comprising:
- a container having an inner wall;
a first flange and an opposing second flange disposed on the inner wall; and
a blade assembly removably coupled to the container, the blade assembly including a support arm having a first end defining a slot engageable with the first flange, and a second end including a latch, the latch being movable between a first condition, wherein the latch is disengaged from the second flange, and a second condition, wherein the latch is engaged with the second flange;
wherein the support arm is configured to pivot about the first end when the slot is engaged with the first flange and the latch in the first condition is configured to permit the second end to pass below the second flange.
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Abstract
A food mill including a container having a first flange and an opposing second flange, and a blade assembly removably connected to the container. The blade assembly includes a support arm having a first end defining a slot engageable with the first flange, and a second end including a latch. The latch is movable between a first condition, where the latch is disengaged from the second flange, and a second condition, where the latch is engaged with the second flange.
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1. A food mill comprising:
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a container having an inner wall; a first flange and an opposing second flange disposed on the inner wall; and a blade assembly removably coupled to the container, the blade assembly including a support arm having a first end defining a slot engageable with the first flange, and a second end including a latch, the latch being movable between a first condition, wherein the latch is disengaged from the second flange, and a second condition, wherein the latch is engaged with the second flange; wherein the support arm is configured to pivot about the first end when the slot is engaged with the first flange and the latch in the first condition is configured to permit the second end to pass below the second flange. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A food mill comprising:
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a container having an inner wall; a first flange and an opposing second flange disposed on the inner wall; and a blade assembly removably connected to the container, the blade assembly including a support arm having a first end defining a slot engageable with the first flange, and a second end including a latch, the latch being movable between a first condition, wherein the latch is disengaged from the second flange, and a second condition, wherein the latch is engaged with the second flange; wherein the latch in the first condition retracts a disengagement distance such that the support arm is configured to clear the second flange when pivoted about the first end, and the latch in the second condition extends to engage the second flange. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A blade assembly attachable to a food mill, wherein the food mill has an inner wall and a first flange and an opposing second flange disposed on the inner wall, the blade assembly comprising:
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a support arm having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end defining a first slot and the second end defining a second slot, the first slot being removably connected to the first flange, the second slot being removably connected to the second flange; and a latch movably connected to at least the first end of the support arm, the latch being movable between a first condition, wherein the latch is dis-engaged from the first flange, and a second condition, wherein the latch is engaged with the first flange to secure the blade assembly to the food mill; wherein the support arm further includes an engagement extension for engaging the first flange when the latch is in the second condition. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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