Abstract: An electric cooking appliance having a removable food support member and a base that supports a heating element and the food support member is provided. The appliance includes a plurality of handles that selectively engage the food support member to secure it to the base. The cooking appliance allows for cooking of foods on a cooking surface of the food support member and removing the food support member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 22, 2006
Date of Patent:
January 18, 2011
Assignee:
Sunbeam Products, Inc.
Inventors:
Edwin De Leon, Richard I Skoglund, Lao Shun Man, Hoi Sun Tony Tam, Tsang Chi Sheung, Kwun Wai Waiman Yeung
Abstract: A system (20) adapted for securing a hollow workpiece (22) in a fixed position, for cutting at least one portion of the workpiece (22) to produce a free body scrap (24), and for collecting and conveying the scrap (24) to a predetermined destination away from the interior space defined by the workpiece (22), wherein said system (20) includes a cutting device (26), a base plate (36), and at least one clamp (30), a collecting and conveying conduit (32) having a tube (42), ejector (44), and biasing mechanism (48) for biasing the tube (42) towards a first inlet position, and a bin (34) for receiving the scrap (24), and more preferably also includes an air pressure device (38) for directing the scrap (24) towards the conduit (32).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 3, 2007
Date of Patent:
October 5, 2010
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
Inventors:
Ayad K. Darzi, David P. Brooks, Raymond J. Roberts, Carol A. Terry-Davis