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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Jeffrey Ward, Kenosha, WI (US);
Walter Bennage, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Kelly T. Gamble, Waterford, WI (US);
Fei Qi, Nanjing, CN;
Nicholas J. Hirsch, Wind Lake, WI (US);
Grant Waldemer, Milwaukee, WI (US);
INSINKERATOR LLC, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
Food waste disposer systems and related systems for coupling food waste disposer systems to electrical power sources, and related coupling and configuration methods, are disclosed herein. In at least one example embodiment, a food waste disposer system includes a motor, a switch module, a housing, and an appliance inlet power cord connection structure supported at least indirectly upon the housing, where the connection structure is either connected to or integrally formed with the switch module. Further, the food waste disposer system also includes a power cord including a first end with a first plug and a second end with a second plug, where the first plug is configured to be coupled to the connection structure. Additionally, the food waste disposer includes an adapter or first lead wires that are coupled at least indirectly to the connection structure.