A food masher includes a support frame having an opening, a hopper having a perforated floor, received detachably by the support frame within the opening, a handle extending from the support frame, a lever extending pivotally from the support frame, and a plunger attached to the lever and extending
A food masher includes a support frame having an opening, a hopper having a perforated floor, received detachably by the support frame within the opening, a handle extending from the support frame, a lever extending pivotally from the support frame, and a plunger attached to the lever and extending into the hopper.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A food masher comprising: a support frame having an opening; a hopper having a perforated floor, the hopper being detachably mountable within the opening in the support frame; a handle extending from the support frame; a lever extending from the support frame and pivoti
The invention claimed is: 1. A food masher comprising: a support frame having an opening; a hopper having a perforated floor, the hopper being detachably mountable within the opening in the support frame; a handle extending from the support frame; a lever extending from the support frame and pivoting with respect to the support frame; a plunger attached to the lever and extending into the hopper; and a locking mechanism mounted within the support frame for preventing rotation of the hopper when the hopper is received within the opening of the support frame, the locking mechanism including a sliding latch, a spring biasing the latch toward the opening for engagement with the hopper, and an activation button extending from the latch and through an opening in the handle for releasing the latch. 2. The food masher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support frame comprises a slot at the opening and the hopper has an external tab received by the slot. 3. The food masher as claimed in claim 2, wherein The slot is L-shaped for receiving and cooperating with the tab for bayonet connection of the hopper to the support frame. 4. The food masher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hopper comprises a tubular wall to which the perforated floor is selectively attachable. 5. The food masher as claimed in claim 4, wherein the tubular wall comprises an external thread and the hopper further comprises a retaining ring having an internal thread for engaging the external thread and selectively mounting the perforated floor to the tubular wall. 6. The food masher as claimed in claim 5, wherein the retaining ring comprises an internal flange that bears upon the perforated floor to retain the perforated floor against the tabular wall. 7. The food masher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plunger is attached pivotally to the lever. 8. The food masher as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a leg extending from the support frame diametrically opposite the handle, so that both the leg and the handle can be placed upon a wall of a vessel to support the food masher on the vessel. 9. The food masher as claimed in claim 8, wherein the leg comprises a lip and a spring-loaded tongue biased toward the lip so that the tongue and lip can clamp the food masher to the wall of the vessel. 10. A food masher comprising: a support frame having an opening and including within the support frame an U-shaped slot; a hopper having a perforated floor, the hopper being detachably mountable within the opening in the support frame, and having an external projecting tab received in and cooperating with the slot for bayonet connection of the hopper to the support frame; a handle extending from the support frame; a lever extending from the support frame and pivoting with respect to the support frame; a plunger attached to the lever and extending into the hopper; and a locking mechanism for preventing rotation of the hopper within the opening when the hopper is received within the opening and mounted to the support frame, the locking mechanism including a latch sliding within the handle, a spring biasing the latch toward the opening, wherein the latch includes a projection for engaging the external projecting tab to prevent rotation of the hopper when the hopper is mounted to the support frame, and a button extending from the latch and through an opening in the handle, for sliding the latch away from the opening, against the bias of the spring, for releasing the latch and permitting rotation of the hopper within the opening. 11. The food masher as claimed in claim 10, wherein the hopper comprises a tubular wall to which the perforated floor is selectively attachable. 12. The food masher as claimed in claim 11, wherein the tubular wall comprises an external thread and the hopper further comprises a retaining ring having an internal thread for engaging the external thread and selectively mounting the perforated floor to the tubular wall. 13. The food masher as claimed in claim 12, wherein the retaining ring comprises an internal flange that bears upon the perforated floor to retain the perforated floor against the tubular wall. 14. The food masher as claimed in claim 10, wherein the plunger is attached pivotally to the lever. 15. The food masher as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a leg extending from the support frame diametrically opposite the handle, so that both the leg and the handle can be placed upon a wail of a vessel to support the food masher on the vessel. 16. The food masher as claimed in claim 15, wherein the leg comprises a lip and a spring-loaded tongue biased toward the lip so that the tongue and lip can clamp the food masher to the wall of the vessel. 17. A food masher comprising: a support frame having an opening; a hopper having a perforated floor, the hopper being detachably mountable within the opening in the support frame; a handle extending from a first side of the support frame; a leg extending from a second side of the support frame, diametrically opposite the first side of the support frame, so that the food masher can be placed upon a wall of a vessel to support the food masher; a lever extending from the leg and pivoting with respect to the leg; a plunger attached to the lever and extending into the hopper; a lip at a distal end of the leg, transverse to the leg; a tongue slidably mounted within the leg between the lip and the support frame and including a first portion generally transverse to the leg and a second portion generally parallel to the leg; and a spring is positioned within the leg for biasing the tongue toward the lip so that the first portion of the tongue and lip can clamp the wall of the vessel supporting the food masher. 18. The food masher as claimed in claim 17, wherein the hopper comprises a tubular wall to which the perforated floor is selectively attachable. 19. The food masher as claimed in claim 18, wherein the tubular wall comprises an external thread and the hopper further comprises a retaining ring having an internal thread for engaging the external thread and selectively mounting the perforated floor to the tubular wall. 20. The food masher as claimed in claim 19, wherein the retaining ring comprises an internal flange that bears upon the perforated floor to retain the perforated floor against the tubular wall.
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