Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

U.S. Philips Corporation

Jan Juriga

Martin Sonnek

Ingo Muller

Hans Peter Krall

In a hand mixer ( ) having two mains terminals ( ) and having interference suppression means ( ) for a motor ( ) and having a switching means configuration ( ) which includes speed switching means ( ) for switching the speed of the motor ( ) to different lower speed values and start means ( ) for starting the motor ( ) at a higher speed, the two mains terminals ( ) and the speed switching means ( ) and the start means ( ) and preferably also the interference suppression means are connected mechanically and electrically to form a module ( ), all the electrical connections between said parts of the module ( ) being realized on the module ( ).

Hand-held mixer having a switching means configuration for switching to several lower speeds and for switching to a higher speed of mixing tools

A kitchen appliance ( ) having a housing ( ), a motor ( ) and a protection device ( ) by which the motor ( ) can be turned off compulsively in certain operating conditions, and having a container ( ) which can be closed with a cover ( ) and which can be placed onto the housing ( ) and which has a control slide ( ) coupled to the cover ( ) via a first coupling device ( ) and also coupled to the protection device ( ) via a second coupling device ( ). Both the first coupling device ( ) and the second coupling device ( ) are constructed in such a manner that an automatic activation of the safety device ( ) can be achieved by these two coupling devices ( ).

Kitchen appliance having a removable container and having protection means which perform their protective function in the case of removal of the container

A toaster, which for lowering a slice (6) of bread into a toasting position comprises a slice support (5) which is movable beneath a slot (4) and for retaining a slice in the toasting position comprises two retaining grids (13, 14) arranged each on one side of the path of movement of the slice support, also comprises spring means for pivoting said grids away from the path of movement or towards the path of movement of the slice support depending on the position of said support, which spring means comprise first spring portions (23, 24) which act on the retaining grids, central second spring portions (25, 26) coupled to the toaster, and third spring portions (27, 28) which extend in the path of movement of the slice support to cooperate with said support. The spring means comprise two separate springs (21, 22) each associated with one of the retaining grids, whose third spring portions cross each other in the path of movement of the slice support and having free ends which act against the toaster under spring bias.

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Klagenfurt, Austria

Jan Juriga