US 11,684,194 B2
Modular food processing and preparation device
Kaitlyn M. Benoit, St. Joseph, MI (US); Michael P. Conti, St. Joseph, MI (US); John Dykhouse, Benton Harbor, MI (US); Timothy J. Hicks, Berrien Springs, MI (US); and Mitchell L. Robertson, Elkhart, IN (US)
Assigned to WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/858,194.
Application 17/858,194 is a continuation of application No. 17/026,687, filed on Sep. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,406,214.
Application 17/026,687 is a continuation of application No. 14/983,735, filed on Dec. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,820,735, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/128,848, filed on Mar. 5, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0330736 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 17/18 (2006.01); A47J 43/06 (2006.01); A47J 17/16 (2006.01); A47J 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 17/18 (2013.01) [A47J 17/16 (2013.01); A47J 25/00 (2013.01); A47J 43/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kit, comprising:
a food processing base unit, including:
a gear housing;
a frame arm extending from the gear housing on a first lateral side thereof;
a drive screw extending between and operably coupled on respective ends thereof with the gear housing and a support end of the frame arm;
a retention fitting extending from the gear housing and rotatable about an axis that extends generally parallel with and adjacent a portion of the drive screw;
an input hub extending from the gear housing opposite the drive screw and the retention fitting and operably engaged with both the drive screw and the retention hub to drive synchronized rotational movement thereof with respect to the gear housing; and
a carrier slidably coupled with the frame arm and operably engaged with the drive screw such that the rotational movement thereof drives corresponding linear movement of the carrier along the frame arm;
a first cutting implement removably coupleable with the carrier; and
a first retention hub selectively coupleable with the retention fitting.