Patent ID: 7481388

Claim:
A kitchen appliance apparatus mountable on a work surface for performing a culinary function, said apparatus comprising: a culinary unit; a base for supporting said culinary unit; a suction assembly including a suction member that forms a bottom surface of said base, said suction assembly being operable to form a vacuum between said suction member and the work surface for releasably connecting said base to the work surface; and a clamp assembly comprising a clamping member having a clamping surface spaced from and presented toward said suction member, said clamping member being movable toward said suction member to clamp the work surface between said clamping member and said suction member; said clamp assembly further comprising a bracket having a generally C-shaped configuration, said bracket including spaced upper and lower bracket members, said base being adapted to receive at least a portion of said upper bracket member; and means for urging said clamping member toward said suction member to clamp the work surface between said clamping member and said suction member, said means for urging said clamping member being associated with said lower bracket member; wherein said base comprises a support member, said support member having a first end extending from a top surface of said base opposite said bottom surface, said support member having a second end opposite said first end connected with said culinary unit, an opening located near said first end of said support member being adapted to receive a portion of said upper bracket member to help support said bracket on said base and prevent movement of said bracket relative to said base; wherein said upper bracket member has a narrowed portion forming a tab at a terminal end of said upper bracket member, said tab having a width that is narrower than a width of said upper bracket member, said opening having a width sufficient to permit insertion of said tab therein, said support member having portions on opposite sides of said opening that engage shoulder portions of said bracket member on opposite sides of said tab, said tab cooperating with said opening and said shoulder portions cooperating with said portions of said support member to help prevent movement of said bracket relative to said base.