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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2004
Jung S. Moon, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Rong Liu, Gurnee, IL (US);
Kitak Chae, Seoul, KR;
Jongrok Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung S. Moon, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Rong Liu, Gurnee, IL (US);
Kitak Chae, Seoul, KR;
Jongrok Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hearthware Home Products, Inc., Gurnee, IL (US);
Abstract
An electric cooker includes a base, a housing supported on the base and having an opening, and a power head configured to be removably attached to the housing at the opening. The power head includes a heating unit for generating and directing heat into the housing. At least one land piece is provided on the power head for securing the power head onto the housing, and at least one corresponding tab piece is provided on the housing and is configured to matingly engage the land piece for removably attaching the power head onto the housing. A locking device provided on the power head proximate the land piece prevents the land piece and the tab piece from disengaging from a temperature increase inside the housing.