Abstract

A bottle cap opener can include a drive assembly having knuckle body (27) having a rack gear (28), and a pinion (35) coupled to the rack gear, where rotary movement of the rack gear can cause translation of the pinion. The bottle cap opener can also include a worm assembly (12) coupled to the drive assembly, the worm assembly including a cork screw that is configured to remove a bottle cap; and a handle assembly (18) having a handle, where the handle can be coupled to the knuckle body to rotatably move with the knuckle body about a first pivot axis (98) and rotatably move relative to the knuckle body about a second pivot axis (99). Related methods are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

• B67B 7/04 - Cork-screws

Abstract

A food processor can include a strainer, a sealing gasket, a blade assembly, and a lid. The food processor can be used in combination with a container such as a bowl or a flask, and in combination with an actuator. The actuator can be operated to actuate the blade assembly to rotate within the strainer to chop food items held therein, which can fall through the strainer into the container when they have been sufficiently chopped.

IPC Classes  ?

• A47J 43/046 - Machines for domestic use not covered elsewhere, e.g. for grinding, mixing, stirring, kneading, emulsifying, whipping or beating foodstuffs, e.g. power-driven with tools driven from the bottom side
• A47J 19/04 - Household implements for mashing potatoes or other foodstuffs
• A47J 42/30 - Coffee millsSpice mills having pulverising beaters or rotary knives having perforated container for the ground materialCoffee millsSpice mills having pulverising beaters or rotary knives having sieves

Abstract

A digital weather station for displaying weather related information. The digital weather station includes an electronic connection unit configured to receive weather data relating to a number of weather parameters, a processing unit configured to process the weather data relating to the number of weather parameters to determine a number of weather related health indicators, and a display unit configured to display the number of weather related health indicators.

IPC Classes  ?

• G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators

Abstract

A method of steeping tea including receiving a tea type; receiving tea data records, each including tea type, steeping time and steeping temperature; matching the tea type to one of the number of tea data records to obtain a corresponding steeping time and a corresponding steeping temperature; receiving successive sensed temperature readings of the steeping liquid; comparing the successive sensed temperature readings with the corresponding steeping temperature; once one of the successive sensed temperature readings reaches the corresponding steeping temperature, providing a first alert that the steeping temperature has been reached; after the first alerting step, receiving a dry tea input indicating that a dry tea has been added to the brewing liquid; activating a countdown of the corresponding steeping time after receiving the dry tea input; and once the corresponding steeping time elapses according to the countdown, providing a second alert indicating that the steeping time has elapsed.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 17/00 - Fire alarmsAlarms responsive to explosion

Goods & Services

(1) Heating, warming and steam generating apparatus and appliances, namely portable warming ovens and portable warming drawers.

Abstract

A thermometer. In at least one embodiment, the thermometer includes a dial plate having a dial surface including indicia, a temperature probe and an indicator overlying and moveable relative to the dial plate and the indicia thereon to indicate a temperature reading corresponding to the temperature of the probe. At least a portion of the indicator having a luminescent composition to provide a glowing light to enhance the visibility of the temperature reading under low light conditions.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01K 5/00 - Measuring temperature based on the expansion or contraction of a material
• G01K 1/00 - Details of thermometers not specially adapted for particular types of thermometer