Patent ID: 6494610
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A21C,A47J,B01F

Abstract:
A mixer comprising:a mixer body having a motor for driving a mixing element; a bowl for receiving a material to be mixed; a pin; an auxiliary pin, said pin and said auxiliary pin both being mounted onto one of said mixer body or said bowl, the axes of said pin and said auxiliary pin being generally aligned; a mounting bracket having an opening sized to receive said pin therein to removably couple said mixer body and said bowl; and an auxiliary mounting bracket, said auxiliary mounting bracket having an opening sized to receive said auxiliary pin therein to removably couple said mixer body and said bowl, said mounting bracket and said auxiliary mounting bracket both being mounted on the other of said mixer body or said bowl, the openings of said mounting bracket and said auxiliary mounting bracket being generally aligned, wherein said pin and said auxiliary pin define a pivot axis about which said bowl can pivot relative to said mixer body when said pin is received in said opening of said bracket and said auxiliary pin is received in said opening of said auxiliary bracket.