US 12,465,177 B2
Adjustment assembly for a countertop appliance
Peter I. Bilionis, St. Joseph, MI (US); Kapil Gupta, Pune (IN); and Akshay Sanjay Tondwal, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/756,536.
Application 18/756,536 is a division of application No. 17/336,728, filed on Jun. 2, 2021, granted, now 12,035,847.
Prior Publication US 2024/0341532 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/0705 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A countertop appliance, comprising:
a body including a pedestal;
a mixer head operably coupled to the body and defining a slot; and
an adjustment assembly operably coupled to and selectively disposed within the mixer head, the adjustment assembly including:
an actuation feature defining detents and including an actuator with a first engagement member and a second engagement member, wherein the first engagement member and the second engagement member each include a central aperture;
a slider including a knob extending outwardly from the slot defined by the mixer head, wherein the knob is selectively coupled to the actuation feature; and
a barrier member operably coupled to the slider proximate to the slot defined by the mixer head and the actuation feature.