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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric A. Hill, Chicago, IL (US);
Brandon T. Mock, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Ryan J. Rutter, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 11/02 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01); B65H 75/02 (2006.01); B65H 75/08 (2006.01); B65H 75/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 11/02 (2013.01); A47J 43/07 (2013.01); A47J 43/0705 (2013.01); B65H 75/02 (2013.01); B65H 75/08 (2013.01); B65H 75/14 (2013.01); A47J 2043/0744 (2013.01); B65H 2701/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A kitchen appliance includes a body, a power cord extending outward from the body, and a cord holder configured to receive the power cord via wrapping of the power cord about the cord holder. The cord holder is operable between an attached condition and a detached condition. In the attached condition, the cord holder is attached to the body via magnetic attraction. In the detached condition, the cord holder is detached from the body.