Abstract: A cage member arranged for supporting a mixing bowl is utilized in automatic mixing machines and includes an annular band having a base plate positioned below the annular band in a coaxially aligned relationship, with a plurality of support bands extending from the base plate to the cylindrical band. L-shaped locking flanges are pivotally mounted in a spaced relationship about the cylindrical band for positioning over an upper edge of an associated bowl structure. A modification of the invention includes the base plate resiliently mounted onto an underlying positioning cup for disengagement of a bowl captured between the base plate and the locking flanges.