Patent ID: 8322693

Claim:
A milk froth machine comprising, in combination: a base including a housing defining a compartment, with the base further including a supporting portion, a column, and a first engaging portion, with the supporting portion including a supporting top face, with the first engaging portion provided on top of the column; a top cover including a housing defining a space, with the top cover further including a second engaging portion releasably engaged with the first engaging portion, with the top cover further including an agitator aligned with but spaced from the supporting top face; an electric unit including a power cord, a controller, a heating element, first and second electric connectors, and a motor, with the controller mounted in the compartment of the base and electrically connected to the power cord that is adapted to be connected to an external power source, with the heating element electrically connected to the controller, with the first electric connector mounted to the first engaging portion and electrically connected to the controller, with the second electric connector mounted to the second engaging portion and electrically connected to the first electric connector, with the first and second electric connectors coupled together when the agitator is aligned with the supporting top face, with the motor mounted in the space of the top cover and operatively connected to the agitator, with the motor electrically connected to the second electric connector; and a container adapted to receive milk, with the container placeable on the supporting top face with the agitator extending into the container, with the first and second electric connectors electrically coupled together, with the controller controlling the motor to drive the agitator to agitate the milk in the container to form milk froth or controlling the heating element to heat the milk, with the column of the base higher than the top supporting face, with a receiving space formed between the top cover and the top supporting face for receiving the container when the second engaging portion of the top cover is engaged with the first engaging portion of the base, with the base including a polygonal groove, and with the top cover including a polygonal periphery received in the polygonal groove, preventing relative rotation between the top cover and the base.