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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
May. 10, 2002
Marc Marriere, Ambrières les Vallées, FR;
Jean-Yves Beaudet, Haleine, FR;
Moulinex SA, Cormelles,le Royal, FR;
Abstract
Handheld electric beater-mixer including a body ( ) containing a drive motor ( ), a rotatable coupling device ( ) connected to the shaft of the motor and adapted for the securement and driving of a mixer foot ( ), which coupling device ( ) communicates with the outside through a coupling opening ( ), and a closure ( ) associated with this coupling opening ( ), wherein the closure ( ) is formed by at least two flaps ( ) movable between a closure position in which they are near each other, and an open position in which they are spaced from each other toward the interior of the body ( ), under the direct action of the mixer foot ( ) during engagement of this latter in the opening ( ), the flaps ( ) returning automatically to the closure position after withdrawal of the mixer foot ( ).