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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2023
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Brandon Sung-Hwan Song, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Michael Garman, Stafford, VA (US);
Julie Bray, Richmond, VA (US);
Paul M Blankenship, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Abstract
A sanitizing appliance includes: a base having a reservoir and a heating unit positioned to heat the reservoir; an extendable rack mounted to the base, the rack moveable between raised and lowered positions; and a cover comprising lower and upper cover sections. In a first enlarged mode, the lower cover section is interposed between the upper cover section and the base to form a first, larger sanitizing chamber, and in a second compact mode, the upper section and the base form a second, smaller sanitizing chamber.