Enclosure for a food processor

1. An enclosure comprising a base member, a body portion, a cover, a hinge assembly permitting pivotal movement of said cover relative to said body portion, said cover including tabs and said body portion including pairs of spaced ribs, a said tab being received between a said pair of spaced ribs when said cover is closed on said body portion, and a magnet assembly attaching said body portion to said base member, said magnet assembly including a magnet carried by one of said base member or said body portion, and a metallic member carried by the other of said base member or said body portion.

2. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein said base member has at least one pocket, said magnet being received in said pocket.

3. The enclosure of claim 2 wherein said metallic member includes a strip of material, and further comprising a plate to attach said strip of material to said body portion.

4. An enclosure comprising a base member, a body portion, said body portion having opposed side walls and said base member having opposed side walls, a dovetail connection between said side walls of said body portion and said side walls of said base member, and a magnet assembly attaching said body portion to said base member, said magnet assembly including a magnet carried by one of said base member or said body portion, and a metallic member carried by the other of said base member or said body portion.

5. An enclosure comprising a base member, a body portion, said body portion having a wall with spaced lugs, said base member having a wall with spaced openings, said lugs being received in said openings, a platform carrying each said lug, and a magnet assembly attaching said body portion to said base member, said magnet assembly including a magnet carried by one of said base member or said body portion, and a metallic member carried by the other of said base member or said body portion, wherein said metallic member is positioned between said platforms.

6. The enclosure of claim 5 further comprising a plate to maintain the position of said metallic member.

7. The enclosure of claim 6 wherein said base member has at least one pocket, and said magnet is received in said pocket, said pocket being adjacent to said metallic member.

8. An enclosure comprising a body portion, a cover hingedly connected to said body portion, a base member, said body portion having opposed side walls and said base member having opposed side walls, a dovetail connection between said side walls of said body portion and said side walls of said base member, said base member having at least one pocket, a magnet positioned in said pocket, and a metallic strip carried by said body portion, said metallic strip being adjacent to said magnet so that said body portion can be attached to said base member.

9. An enclosure comprising a body portion, a cover hingedly connected to said body portion, said cover including tabs and said body portion including pairs of spaced ribs, a said tab being received between a said pair of spaced ribs when said cover is closed on said body portion, a base member, said base member having at least one pocket, a magnet positioned in said pocket, and a metallic strip carried by said body portion, said metallic strip being adjacent to said magnet so that said body portion can be attached to said base member.

10. The enclosure of claim 9 , said body portion having opposed side walls and said base member having opposed side walls, and further comprising a dovetail connection between said side walls of said body portion and said side walls of said base member.

11. An enclosure comprising a body portion, a cover hingedly connected to said body portion, a base member, said body portion having a wall with spaced lugs, said base member having a wall with spaced openings, said lugs being received in said openings, said base member having at least one pocket, a magnet positioned in said pocket, and a metallic strip carried by said body portion, said metallic strip being adjacent to said magnet so that said body portion can be attached to said base member.

12. The enclosure of claim 11 , each said lug being carried by a platform, said metallic strip being positioned between said platforms, and further comprising a plate to maintain the position of said metallic strip.

13. An enclosure for the container of a blender comprising a blender base adapted to carry the container, a body portion positioned above said base, a cover connected to said body portion, said cover including tabs and said body portion including pairs of spaced ribs, a said tab being received between a said pair of spaced ribs when said cover is closed on said body portion, and a magnet assembly attaching said body portion to said base.

14. The enclosure of claim 13 wherein said base has at least one pocket and said magnet assembly includes a magnet positioned in said pocket.

15. The enclosure of claim 14 wherein said magnet assembly includes a strip of metallic material, and a plate to maintain said metallic material on said body portion.

16. An enclosure for the container of a blender comprising a blender base adapted to carry the container, a body portion positioned above said base, a cover connected to said body portion, said body portion having opposed side walls and said base having opposed side walls, a dovetail connection between said side walls of said body portion and said side walls of said base, and a magnet assembly attaching said body portion to said base.

17. The enclosure of claim 13 , said body portion having a wall with spaced lugs, said base having a wall with spaced openings, said lugs being received in said openings.