Patent ID: 6488400
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
An electric powered hand mixer for processing food materials comprising:a housing; an electric motor; a switching arrangement adjustably disposed on the housing and featuring different settings for activation of a continuous-on mode and a pulse mode of the motor, the switching arrangement including a first and a second switching device, said first switching device having a first position associated with the activation of the continuous-on mode and a second position associated with deactivation of the continuous-on mode, said second switching device having a first position associated with the activation of the pulse mode and a second position associated with deactivation of the pulse mode; a tool mount for holding various tools; and a lock release element for ejecting a tool held in the tool mounts wherein said first switching device, said second switching device and said lock release element are mechanically coupled to each other so that only one of the two switching devices is actuatable at a time.