Patent ID: 11864692
Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A food preparation appliance comprising:
a base comprising:
a housing with a top portion; and
a motor contained within the housing;

a food preparation accessory operably connected to the motor;
an adaptor having:
a bottom portion configured to be removably attached to the top portion of the base of the food preparation appliance; and
a top portion configured to receive and support the food preparation accessory thereon, wherein the food preparation accessory is removable from the top portion of the adaptor; and

a weight sensor mechanically coupled to the bottom portion of the adaptor, the weight sensor configured to detect a weight applied to the adaptor by the food preparation accessory and to generate a weight signal proportional to the weight applied to the adaptor by the food preparation accessory.