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A marinating device includes a supporting base having a blocking sidewall, a food marinating container having a guiding rib and a container sidewall physically contacted with the blocking sidewall to block a sideward movement of said food marinating container at a first sideward direction, and an el

A marinating device includes a supporting base having a blocking sidewall, a food marinating container having a guiding rib and a container sidewall physically contacted with the blocking sidewall to block a sideward movement of said food marinating container at a first sideward direction, and an electric driving arrangement. The electric driving arrangement includes a driving unit and a plurality of driving rotors adapted to be driven by the driving unit to rotate. At least two corresponding driving rotors are frictionally and alignedly engaged with the guiding rib to block the sideward movement of the food marinating container at an opposed second sideward direction such that when the food marinating container is driven to rotate via the driving rotors, the food marinating container is securely retained on the supporting base.

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What is claimed is: 1. A marinating device, comprising: a supporting base which has a top utility side, an operation cavity indently formed thereon to define a blocking sidewall and a curved utility platform, a receiving compartment indently formed on said curved utility platform, a compartment cov

What is claimed is: 1. A marinating device, comprising: a supporting base which has a top utility side, an operation cavity indently formed thereon to define a blocking sidewall and a curved utility platform, a receiving compartment indently formed on said curved utility platform, a compartment cover operatively connected with said curved utility platform for selectively covering said receiving compartment, and a receiving channel indently formed on said curved utility platform, and extended from said receiving compartment to a side edge of said supporting base; a food marinating container which has a circular cross section, and a circumferential wall and a container sidewall to define a food marinating chamber within said circumferential wall and said container sidewall, wherein said food marinating container further has an access opening formed thereon opposed to said container sidewall, wherein said food marinating container is supported at said operation cavity at a position that said container sidewall is physically contacted with said blocking sidewall to block a sideward movement of said food marinating container at a first sideward direction, wherein said food marinating container further comprises a guiding rib coaxially provided on said circumferential wall, and a sealing lid detachably provided at said access opening thereof for selectively blocking access to said food marinating chamber, wherein said sealing lid further comprises vacuum access valve provided in therein for operating between a sealing mode and vacuum mode, wherein in said sealing mode, said vacuum access valve is closed for blocking fluid communication between said food marinating chamber and an exterior thereof, wherein in said vacuum mode, said vacuum access valve is opened for allowing vacuuming of said food marinating chamber; an electric driving arrangement, which comprises: a driving unit received in said supporting base; and a plurality of driving rotors driven by said driving unit to rotate, wherein each of said driving rotors has a driving portion upwardly protruded from said utility platform to contact with said circumferential wall of said food marinating container so as to spacedly support said circumferential wall of said food marinating container in a suspend manner with respect to said utility platform, wherein at least two corresponding driving rotors are frictionally and alignedly engaged with said guiding rib to block said sideward movement of said food marinating container at an opposed second sideward direction such that when said food marinating container is driven to rotate via said driving rotors, said food marinating container is securely retained on said operation cavity at a position that said food marinating container is blocked between said blocking sidewall and said guiding rib so as to prevent a lateral movement of said food marinating container with respect to said supporting base; and a vacuum device which comprises a vacuum unit received in said supporting base, a vacuum head adapted for communicating with said food marinating chamber, and a vacuuming tube connected between said vacuum unit and said vacuum head, in such a manner that when said vacuum unit is activated, air within said food marinating chamber is sucked out therefrom via said vacuum head and said vacuuming tube so as to create a vacuum environment within said food marinating chamber, wherein when said vacuum device is idle, said vacuum unit, said vacuum head and said vacuuming tube are normally received into said receiving compartment, and that said compartment cover is closed for protecting said vacuum device, wherein when said vacuum device is to be used, said compartment cover is opened to allow said vacuum head and said vacuuming tube to extend towards said sealing lid for vacuuming of said food marinating chamber, wherein said vacuuming tube of said vacuum device is allowed to selectively extend out of said receiving compartment via said receiving channel, so that said vacuum device is adapted to not only vacuum said food marinating container on said curved utility platform, but also vacuum another said food marinating container waiting for marination. 2. The marinating device, as recited in claim 1, wherein said sealing lid further has a vacuum opening communicating said food marinating chamber with an exterior thereof, wherein said vacuum access valve comprises a valve housing having an air outlet adapted for engaging with said vacuum head of said vacuum device, and an air passage communicating said food marinating chamber with said air outlet, wherein said vacuum access valve is mounted on said sealing lid at said vacuum opening for allowing passage of air between said food marinating chamber with an exterior thereof via said air passage and said air outlet. 3. The marinating device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said vacuum access valve further comprises a valve actuator, having two air blocking members, operatively mounted on said valve housing, and a valve member movably provided within said valve housing to communicate with said valve actuator, in such a manner that said valve member forms a boundary of said air passage, so that when said vacuum access valve is in said sealing mode, said valve actuator is rotated to drive said air blocking members to close said air passage of said valve housing so as to block air exchange between said food marinating chamber and an exterior thereof, and when said vacuum access valve is in said vacuum mode, said valve actuator is rotated to drive said air blocking members out of said air passage so as to allow air exchange between said food marinating chamber with an exterior thereof via said air passage. 4. The marinating device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said food marinating container further comprises a plurality of marinating blades spacedly protruded in said food marinating chamber for facilitating marination of said food in said food marinating chamber, wherein each of said marinating blades has a predetermined length, an predetermined inclined angle to effectively facilitate marinating of said food within said food marinating chamber, and two rounded root portions formed at two sides of said respective marinating blade for facilitating easy cleaning of said marinating blades. 5. The marinating device, as recited in claim 3, wherein said food marinating container further comprises a plurality of marinating blades spacedly protruded in said food marinating chamber for facilitating marination of said food in said food marinating chamber, wherein each of said marinating blades has a predetermined length, an predetermined inclined angle to effectively facilitate marinating of said food within said food marinating chamber, and two rounded root portions formed at two sides of said respective marinating blade for facilitating easy cleaning of said marinating blades. 6. The marinating device, as recited in claim 4, wherein two of said driving rotors are opposedly provided at an inner portion of said curved utility platform, while another two of said driving rotors are opposedly provided in an outer portion of said curved utility platform, wherein said driving rotors in said outer portion of said curved utility platform are mounted at an altitude which is slightly higher than that of said driving rotors in said inner portion of said curved utility platform, such that when said food marinating container is placed on said curved utility platform, said food marinating container is slightly tilted towards said blocking sidewall so as to ensure that said food marinating container is automatically guided and retained on the curved utility platform. 7. The marinating device, as recited in claim 5, wherein two of said driving rotors are opposedly provided at an inner portion of said curved utility platform, while another two of said driving rotors are opposedly provided in an outer portion of said curved utility platform, wherein said driving rotors in said outer portion of said curved utility platform are mounted at an altitude which is slightly higher than that of said driving rotors in said inner portion of said curved utility platform, such that when said food marinating container is placed on said curved utility platform, said food marinating container is slightly tilted towards said blocking sidewall so as to ensure that said food marinating container is automatically guided and retained on the curved utility platform. 8. The marinating device, as recited in claim 6, wherein said vacuum device further comprises a vacuum operator provided at said supporting base for allowing a user to adjust vacuum parameters of the vacuum unit, and a vacuum sensor provided at a bottom side of said supporting base to electrically connect with said vacuum unit, in such a manner that said vacuum sensor is adapted to detect a vacuum condition within said food marinating chamber and deactivate said vacuum unit when said food marinating chamber is completely vacuumed. 9. The marinating device, as recited in claim 7, wherein said vacuum device further comprises a vacuum operator provided at said supporting base for allowing a user to adjust vacuum parameters of the vacuum unit, and a vacuum sensor provided at a bottom side of said supporting base to electrically connect with said vacuum unit, in such a manner that said vacuum sensor is adapted to detect a vacuum condition within said food marinating chamber and deactivate said vacuum unit when said food marinating chamber is completely vacuumed. 10. The marinating device, as recited in claim 8, wherein said electric driving arrangement further comprises a control panel provided at a front side of said supporting base and electrically connected with said driving unit and said vacuum device for allowing a user to control an operation thereof through said control panel. 11. The marinating device, as recited in claim 9, wherein said electric driving arrangement further comprises a control panel provided at a front side of said supporting base and electrically connected with said driving unit and said vacuum device for allowing a user to control an operation thereof through said control panel. 12. The marinating device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said driving unit of said electric driving arrangement comprises an electric motor disposed in the supporting base, wherein said electric driving arrangement further comprises a rotation control unit connected with said driving unit for controlling a rotational speed thereof, and a plurality of rotating shafts in which at least one of said rotating shafts connects said driving unit with said corresponding driving rotors so as to drive said driving rotors to rotate at a predetermined rotational speed controlled by said rotation control unit. 13. The marinating device, as recited in claim 11, wherein said driving unit of said electric driving arrangement comprises an electric motor disposed in the supporting base, wherein said electric driving arrangement further comprises a rotation control unit connected with said driving unit for controlling a rotational speed thereof, and a plurality of rotating shafts in which at least one of said rotating shafts connects said driving unit with said corresponding driving rotors so as to drive said driving rotors to rotate at a predetermined rotational speed controlled by said rotation control unit.