Patent ID: 6860764

Claim:
A modular appliance system comprising: a plurality of modular appliances; and a generally planar base unit comprising a plurality of interconnectable base elements, at least a first one of the base elements being connectable to an electrical source and at least a second base element being electrically connectable to the first base element so that the second base element is connected to the electrical source via the first base element, each of the base elements having at least one electrical connector adapted for engagement with a complemental connector on a respective appliance so that one or more appliances can be connected to the electrical source via the base unit, and wherein the base unit defines at least one locating formation which mates with a complemental locating formation in the base of a respective appliance; and wherein each locating formation comprises an upstanding land on an upper surface of the base unit, and the complemental location formation in the base of the respective appliance comprises a cavity shaped complementally to the land.