Patent ID: 6558035
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
An electric whisk comprising:a. a housing, b. an electric motor housed therein, c. an axle connected to the motor, the axle having a whisk head thereon, the housing having a compartment for at least two batteries to drive the motor and a sliding closure for said compartment, the closure having a conducting element on the face of the closure proximate the batteries for providing electrical connection between the batteries when said compartment is closed, and the housing having at least one runner in which the closure can slide to close said compartment, the runner being spaced apart from the batteries so that the conducting element connects the batteries electrically when the closure is seated in the runner and said compartment is closed, wherein the housing has means to ensure that the closure cannot be deployed to close the compartment without providing said electrical connection.