Patent ID: 11872536
Assignee: nan
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 8:
9. A mixing bowl tilting assembly for supporting a mixing bowl and tilting the mixing bowl for pouring, said assembly comprising:
a support frame having a pair of legs each having a telescopically adjustable length wherein said support frame is configured to lie on a support surface, said support frame including a member extending between a first portion of each of said legs, each of said legs including a second portion which slidably engages said first portion for facilitating said telescopically adjustable length, each of said legs having a bottom surface and a top surface;
a plurality of feet, each of said feet being coupled to said support frame wherein each of said feet is configured to abut a support surface, each of said feet being concavely arcuate such that each of said feet defines a bowl, each of said feet being comprised of a deformable material thereby facilitating each of said feet to be compressed against the support surface wherein each of said feet is configured to suctionally engage the support surface, each of said feet being positioned on said bottom surface of a respective one of said legs;
a pair of legs locks, each of said leg locks being movably integrated into said second portion of a respective one of said legs, each of said leg locks being biased outwardly from said second portion of said respective leg, each of said leg locks extending outwardly through a hole in said first portion of said respective leg for retaining said second portion in an extended position, each of said leg locks being depressible to disengage said hole to facilitate said second portion to be retracted into said first portion;
a pair of hinges, each of said hinges being coupled to and extending upwardly from said top surface of a respective one of said legs, each of said hinges being positioned on said first portion of said respective leg adjacent to an intersection with said second portion of said respective leg, each of said hinges having a pair of hinge points being spaced apart from each other;
a pair of uprights, each of said uprights being pivotally coupled to said support frame, each of said uprights being positionable in a deployed position having each of said uprights being vertically oriented on said support frame, each of said uprights being positionable in a stored position having each of said uprights being horizontally oriented on said support frame, each of said uprights having a top end, a bottom end and a first surface extending between said top end and said bottom end, said bottom end being positioned in a respective one of said hinges, each of said hinge points on said respective hinge pivotally engaging said upright being positioned in said respective hinge, said first surface of each of said uprights being directed toward each other when said uprights are in said deployed position;
a pair of upright locks, each of said upright locks being movably integrated into a respective one of said uprights, each of said upright locks being biased outwardly from said respective upright, each of said upright locks extending through a hole in a respective one of said hinges for retaining said uprights in said deployed position, each of said upright locks being depressible to disengage said hole in said respective hinge for moving said uprights into said stored position;
a pair of ratchets, each of said ratchets being integrated into a respective one of said uprights, each of said ratchets having a central disk being sequentially rotatable in an outer disk, said outer disk of each of said ratchets lying flat on said first surface of a respective one of said uprights having said central disk being directed away from said first surface, said central disk having an outer surface, said outer surface having a plurality of teeth each extending outwardly from said outer surface, said teeth being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around said outer surface, said teeth being positioned inside of said outer disk, said teeth having a front surface being oriented perpendicular to said outer surface of said central disk, each of said teeth having a top surface sloping between said front surface and said outer surface of said central disk, said outer surface of said central disk having a recess extending toward a center of said central disk, said recess being exposed with respect to said outer disk, each of said ratchets including a finger being pivotally disposed within said outer disk, said finger sliding along said top surface of each of said teeth when said central disk is rotated in a first direction, said finger abutting said front surface of a respective one of said teeth when said central disk is rotated in a second direction such that said finger inhibits said central disk from rotating in said second direction, each of said ratchets including a door being pivotally coupled to said outer surface of said central disk, said door extending across said recess when said door is closed, said door exposing said recess when said door is opened;
a mixing bowl having a pouring spout being integrated into said mixing bowl wherein said mixing bowl is configured to pour contents of said mixing bowl outwardly from said pouring spout when said mixing bowl is tipped;
a pair of arms, each of said arms being pivotally coupled to said bowl, each of said arms engaging said central disk of a respective one of said ratchets such that said mixing bowl is suspended between said pair of uprights wherein said mixing bowl is configured to be accessible for mixing ingredients in said mixing bowl, said central disk of each of said ratchets rotating when said mixing bowl is tipped thereby facilitating said pour spout to be directed downwardly wherein said mixing bowl is configured to pour the ingredients without requiring a user to support said mixing bowl, each of said arms being pivotally coupled to an outside surface of said mixing bowl, said arms being positioned on opposite sides of said mixing bowl from each other, each of said arms being oriented perpendicular to said outside surface when said arms are in a deployed position, each of said arms resting in said recess in said outer surface of said central disk of said respective ratchet when said bowl is suspended between said pair of uprights, said pour spout being tipped downwardly when said central disk in each of said ratchets rotates in said first direction; and
a pair of stops, each of said stops being coupled to and extending away from a respective one of said arms, each of said stops being perpendicularly oriented with said respective arm, each of said stops abutting said outside surface of said mixing bowl when said arms are positioned in said deployed position thereby inhibiting said arms from pivoting beyond said deployed position for supporting the weight of said mixing bowl.