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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernhard Rattenberger, Viktring, AT;
Hans Peter Krall, Eberstein, AT;
Vincent Ten Horn, Sappemeer, NL;
Harry Boer, Drachten, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 4/344 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 4/344 ;
Abstract
In a domestic appliance ( ) having a housing ( ) and having drive means ( ) for rotationally driving at least one tool ( ) which is held by a holding means ( ) and which is drivable with the aid of the drive means ( ) so as to be rotated about a tool axis ( ), the tool ( ) is guided so as to be movable parallel to the direction of the tool axis ( ) and at least one spring means ( ) has been provided which resiliently loads a tool ( ) during rotational driving of this tool, namely towards the free end ( ) of the tool ( ).