US 12,133,614 B2
Bowl assembly
Martin Hunt, Havant (GB); and Mark Seidler, Havant (GB)
Assigned to KENWOOD LIMITED, Havant (GB)
Filed by KENWOOD LIMITED, Havant (GB)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,863.
Application 17/560,863 is a continuation of application No. 16/079,618, abandoned, previously published as PCT/GB2017/050496, filed on Feb. 24, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 1603327 (GB), filed on Feb. 25, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0218154 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 43/00 (2006.01); A47J 43/046 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/0727 (2013.01) [A47J 43/046 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bowl assembly for an appliance arranged to process contents of the bowl assembly, comprising:
a bowl having a bottom surface and a non-circular aperture in the bottom surface;
a tool mount for a processing tool, the tool mount being arranged to fit within the aperture in the bottom surface of the bowl in a first configuration of the bowl assembly; and
a blanking plug arranged to fit within the aperture in the bottom surface of the bowl in a second configuration of the bowl assembly, the blanking plug having a body portion and a cap portion which is arranged to extend across the aperture in the bottom surface of the bowl; and
a locking arrangement, wherein in a first configuration the tool mount is releasably engaged with the locking arrangement whereby to secure the tool mount to the bowl; and in a second configuration the blanking plug is releasably engaged with the locking arrangement whereby to secure the blanking plug to the bowl, the locking arrangement having a locked condition whereby the tool mount or blanking plug is held secure in the aperture, and an unlocked condition whereby the tool mount or blanking plug is released from sealing engagement with the aperture;
wherein the cross-sectional shapes of both the tool mount and blanking plug are arranged to correspond with said non-circular shape of the aperture so as to inhibit rotation when fitted within the aperture;
wherein the tool mount and the blanking plug are interchangeable with one another; and
wherein the bowl assembly is mountable with the appliance for processing in both the first and second configurations.