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; 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.
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Abstract
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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22 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; 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. 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 said appliance being in electrical communication with said base. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A modular kitchen appliance system as defined in claim 21, wherein said base further includes a battery charging circuit contained therein, and said battery of said hand-held appliance being recharged by said battery charging circuit when said appliance is supported in said second receptacle of said base.
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22. 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 hand-held appliance housing a drive assembly;
a power module removably supported in said base and in electrical communication therewith, said power module being selectively attachable to said hand held appliance for energizing said drive assembly.
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