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US 12,318,745 B2Granted
Food processor with cleaning accessory and methods of using same
AssigneeHamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
InventorKoen Aidan Ambrose
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of cleaning a food processor including providing a food processor base that includes a rotary power driver having a rotatable shaft. A bowl is mounted on the base. A food processing blade attached to the shaft within the bowl. A cleaning accessory is placed in the bowl above the food processing blade. A cleaning fluid is introduced into the bowl, and the food processing blade with the rotatable shaft agitate the cleaning fluid in conjunction with the cleaning accessory.
Claims11
A cleaning accessory for a food processor, comprising:
- a main panel with upper and lower surfaces;
- a ring depending downwardly from the main panel;
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- a plurality of protrusions mounted on and extending downwardly from the lower surface of the main panel, wherein at least some of the protrusions are radially-extending rays wherein the rays are arced to form a multi-arm spiral pattern;
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- a plurality of holes in the main panel, wherein one of the plurality of holes is a central hole configured to receive a rotatable shaft of a food processor.
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A method of cleaning a food processor, comprising:
- (a) providing a food processor a base that includes a rotary power driver having a rotatable shaft;
- a bowl mounted on the base;
- and a food processing blade attached to the shaft within the bowl;
- (b) inserting a cleaning accessory into the bowl above the food processing blade;
- (c) introducing cleaning fluid into the bowl;
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- (d) rotating the food processing blade with the rotatable shaft to agitate the cleaning fluid, wherein rotating the food processing blade further rotates the cleaning accessory.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.