US 12,121,185 B2
Locking mechanism
Eddie Siu, Alexandria (AU); Khon Thai, Alexandria (AU); Bin Geng, Alexandria (AU); and Raymond George Corkin, Alexandria (AU)
Assigned to BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
Appl. No. 17/256,972
Filed by BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
PCT Filed Jun. 28, 2019, PCT No. PCT/AU2019/050681
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 29, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/000050, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018902354 (AU), filed on Jun. 29, 2018; and application No. 2018904901 (AU), filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0177211 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A23N 1/02 (2006.01); A47J 36/10 (2006.01); A47J 27/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/0772 (2013.01) [A23N 1/02 (2013.01); A47J 36/10 (2013.01); A47J 43/0761 (2013.01); A47J 27/0804 (2013.01); A47J 43/075 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A locking mechanism for a kitchen device having a vessel, the vessel providing an interior space and having a rim surrounding an opening of the space, and a lid to engage the rim to close the space, the locking mechanism comprising:
a retaining arm, the retaining arm being attachable to the device and movable between a free position, wherein the lid is movable with respect to the vessel, and a retaining position, wherein the retaining arm is engageable with the lid to retain the lid against the vessel to at least partly close the opening;
a securing assembly, the securing assembly being attachable to the device to engage the retaining arm and movable between a free position, wherein the retaining arm may be moved between the free position and the retaining position, and a securing position, wherein the securing assembly engages the retaining arm to prevent movement of the retaining arm from the retaining position;
a processor;
an electric motor operated by the processor to move the securing assembly between the free position and the securing position,
wherein the securing assembly comprises a securing member that pivots about a first axis between a free position and a securing position when the securing assembly moves between the free position and the securing position, and
wherein the securing member comprises a restraint that, when the securing assembly is in the securing position, engages the retaining arm to secure the retaining arm in a secured retaining position.