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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Drew Carlson, Henrico, VA (US);
Derek A McCullough, Henrico, VA (US);
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Abstract
A kitchen appliance for popping popcorn comprises a housing and a popping mechanism. The housing comprises a bottom housing portion adapted to sit stably upon a surface during operation of the appliance and adapted to receive popcorn that has been popped by the appliance and a top housing portion adapted to sit stably upon the bottom housing portion during operation of the appliance and selectively removable from the bottom housing portion. The popping mechanism heats unpopped popcorn kernels in order to cause the unpopped popcorn kernels to pop. The popping mechanism is affixed within the top housing portion such that, when the top housing portion is selectively removed from the bottom housing portion and placed upright on a surface, the popping mechanism does not contact the surface.