Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for a deployment architecture for multi-tenant cloud computing systems. In some implementations, a first cluster of processing nodes is configured to run tenant computing environments on behalf of different tenants. A second cluster of processing nodes runs a deployment controller configured to manage and monitor tenant computing environments allocated for the first cluster of processing nodes. A pool of unassigned computing environments is hosted in the first cluster of processing nodes. After receiving a request for a new environment, the deployment controller running in the second cluster of processing nodes coordinates with one or more modules running in the first cluster of processing nodes to update and assign one of the previously unassigned computing environments to be used.

Abstract: A cordless appliance includes a blender having a base unit with a housing and an upwardly opening upper cavity. A drive connection is positioned within the upwardly opening upper cavity. The housing further includes a battery-receiving cavity that is configured to receive a removable battery. A motor is disposed within the housing of the base unit it is contemplated to be powered by the removable battery. A blender jar includes an upper collar in an interior cavity. A first lid assembly is configured to be coupled to the upper collar of the blender jar and includes a blade assembly and a drive connecting member. A second lid assembly includes a cap member removably received on an open aperture of the second lid assembly. The first and second lid assemblies are configured for limited rotation with respect to the blender jar for engagement of the same.

Abstract: A filter element for a removable filter apparatus of a laundry treating appliance includes a rectangular base and a filtration surface, integral to the rectangular base, defining a particulate capture chamber extending upwards from the rectangular base, the particulate capture chamber being centered along a midpoint of the rectangular base along the length of the filter element, the particulate capture chamber having an open bottom through the rectangular base.

Abstract: A removable filter apparatus for a laundry treating appliance includes a lifter cover defining a generally trapezoidal prism shape with an open rectangular bottom. The lifter cover is configured to be slidably attachable along the rectangular bottom to a lifter base attached to an inner circumferential surface of a drum of the laundry treating appliance. The lifter cover defines through openings to allow for free flow of water. The apparatus further includes a filter element attachable to the lifter cover and sized to fit within the lifter cover to allow the filter element to capture particulate within the water flow.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery assembly for a kitchen appliance includes a charging base with a plug according to a standardized connection specification and a body having a pair of notches disposed adjacent a perimeter thereof. The battery assembly also includes a battery with a receptacle, a plurality of battery terminals, a plurality of tabs, and first and second buttons. The plurality of tabs are configured to move inwardly by initial engagement with corresponding notches in the charging receptacle and to move outward behind the corresponding notches when the battery is fully received in the charging receptacle, thereby defining a charging position. The first and second buttons are associated with respective ones of the plurality of tabs. The first and second buttons each are configured to move the respective tabs inward for release from the notches to remove the battery from the charging position.

Abstract: A lid assembly includes a body portion with a head portion and a stem portion downwardly extending from the head portion. A receiving channel is circumferentially disposed around the stem portion. An aperture is disposed through the head portion. A cap member is removeably received on the aperture. A seal member is removably received in the receiving channel. The seal member includes a body portion including at least one sweep member outwardly extending therefrom.

Abstract: A hand-held mixer includes a housing, a pillar coupled to the housing at a pillar proximal end and extending to a pillar distal end, a motor within at least one of the housing and the pillar, a first beater hub removably receiving a first beater, and a battery receptacle at the pillar distal end. The battery receptacle receives a battery pack with a battery for powering the motor such that the battery pack is operable between a docked condition and an undocked condition. In the docked condition, the battery pack is engaged with the battery receptacle to provide power to the motor. In an undocked condition, the battery pack is disengaged from the battery receptacle. The battery pack moves along a battery pack axis that is substantially perpendicular to a first beater axis of rotation from the undocked condition to the docked condition.

Abstract: A food processor includes a base unit including a housing enclosing a drive motor. The housing defines a battery-receiving cavity along a portion thereof with a plurality of terminals exposed therein. The food processor further includes a jar assembly mountable on the base unit and enclosing a food-processing cavity, a food processing implement rotatably mounted within the jar assembly and configured to be driven by the motor when the jar assembly is mounted on the base, and a battery mountable in the battery receiving cavity in electrical connection with the plurality of terminals. The base unit is configured to operably power the drive motor using the battery.

Abstract: An immersion blender includes a housing, and a battery pack is selectively coupled to the housing. An implement includes a shaft cover that extends from the housing along an axis. A rotatable shaft is located in the shaft cover. A motor is located in the housing and is operably connected to a first end of the shaft. An implement tool is operably connected to a second end of the shaft. A user interface includes a power button and a lock button that are configured to activate the motor only while the power button and the lock button are simultaneously held.

Abstract: An appliance includes a base unit having a sidewall surrounding an interior cavity. A shaft assembly includes a first portion extending outwardly from the sidewall of the base unit. The shaft assembly further includes a second portion positioned within the interior cavity. A weighted member is operably coupled to the second portion of the shaft assembly for rotation therewith. The weighted member outwardly extends from the shaft assembly. A knob is positioned on the first portion of the shaft assembly for rotation therewith. The weighted member increases the rotational inertia of the knob assembly as operably coupled thereto through the shaft assembly.

Abstract: A dust cover for a stand mixer bowl includes a disc-shaped body defining a central aperture therethrough and extending from the central aperture to an outer extent and a rim extending from the outer extent of the disc-shaped body to define an interior portion of the dust cover with the disc-shaped body. The interior portion of the dust cover is configured to removably receive an upper portion of a mixing bowl with the disc-shaped body extending inwardly from a lip of the mixing bowl positioned adjacent the outer extent of the disc-shaped body over at least a portion of an interior of the mixing bowl. The central aperture is configured for a portion of a planetary hub of a stand mixer to extend therethrough with an outer surface of the portion of the planetary hub adjacent an inner edge of the central aperture.

Abstract: An assembly of mixing bowls for a stand mixer includes a first mixing bowl having a first base configured for mounting with a bowl coupling of the stand mixer and a first body extending from the first base to a first rim disposed at a first height above the base to define a first interior cavity. The assembly further includes a second mixing bowl having a second base configured for mounting with the bowl coupling of the stand mixer and a second body extending from the second base to a second rim disposed at a second height above the second base to define a second interior cavity. The second base and the second body of the second mixing bowl are received within the first mixing bowl with the second rim in supporting contact with the first rim of the first mixing bowl.