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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:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Ancona, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert A. Varakian, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Lectrix, LLC, Edgewater, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 3/710 ; A47J 4/304 ; F26B 1/724 ; F26B 1/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 3/710 ; A47J 4/304 ; F26B 1/724 ; F26B 1/730 ;
Abstract
An electric salad spinner device which is designed for ease of use and allows for efficient drying of salad greens, leafy vegetables and the like. The device comprises a base component, a generally cylindrical basket component, a generally cylindrical basket component, a scalable lid having a handle, an on/off switch and a drive motor. Optionally, the device also comprises a liquid dispenser assembly which may also be motorized to provide agitation and may also comprise a sheer assembly to allow for slicing in of hard vegetables such as, for example, cucumbers, carrots, celery and the like.