James O Mclean

Author:

James E. McLean

ISBN #:

0675084008

Author:

James E. McLean

ISBN #:

0803961863

Author:

James E. McLean

ISBN #:

0803963351

Author:

James McLean

ISBN #:

0253337860

Author:

James McLean

ISBN #:

0757521355

Author:

James L. McLean

ISBN #:

0935523049

Author:

James L. McLean

ISBN #:

0935523065

Author:

James L. McLean

ISBN #:

0935523421

US Patent:

41991125, Apr 22, 1980

Filed:

Oct 25, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/954552

Inventors:

James O. McLean - Milford CT

Assignee:

General Electric Company - New York NY

International Classification:

B02C 1818

US Classification:

241 92

Abstract:

In a food processor with a power base and lid-covered bowl, a cutting disc is rotated by a shaft extending into and terminating in the bowl, and structure is provided to reverse the shaft rotation on selection. In this general arrangement, an improvement is provided in the cutting disc comprising a first cutting member on the disc surface facing in the direction of the selected shaft rotation and a second cutting member is provided on the same disc surface facing opposite the first cutting member with the cutting members being substantially diametrically opposite for dynamic balance. The cutting members are preferably on different levels on the disc surface with slanted ramps connecting the levels. The arrangement is such that one of the cutting members performs a cutting operation when the disc is rotated in one direction while the other member is rendered inoperative and, on shaft reversal, the other member performs the cutting operation while the one member becomes inoperative. The disc may be reversible with an additional pair of diametrically opposed cutting members on the opposite disc surface to provide up to four different cutting functions all on a single disc by reversing the disc and reversing the rotation.

US Patent:

44148844, Nov 15, 1983

Filed:

Mar 10, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/356856

Inventors:

James O. McLean - Milford CT

Assignee:

General Electric Company - New York NY

International Classification:

A47J 31057

US Classification:

99304

Abstract:

An electric coffeemaker is disclosed of the drip type with an upright C-shaped housing, the lower leg having a heated carafe support and the upper leg having a water spreader over a supported coffee basket. The vertical leg encloses a reservoir with an apertured bottom wall and a cover is provided over the upper leg with an opening to the reservoir, and with a pump and heating chamber in the lower leg with a connected tube delivering hot water to the spreader. In this known combination, an improvement is provided in the spreader of an open cup-shaped member having a raised cut-away side towards the reservoir and connected to the tube. Apertures in the cup dispense hot water to the coffee basket and overflow structure is provided in the cup. The cover has ribs on its undersurface coextensive with and making a closure over the spreader and cut-away side and forms a passage away from the spreader to vent steam whereby the spreader is closed and vented by the cover to reduce condensing and dripping at the spreader. Additionally, the coffee basket has scalloped edges on its supporting flanges that slide on rails in the bottom of the upper leg for only spaced vertical wall contact between said flanges and rails to reduce capillary action along the rails and flanges.