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US 2008/0111011 A1Published application
Food Processor Cover
OwnerDong-lei Wanginventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a food processor and a cover thereof. The food processor cover comprises a feed tube which extends upwardly from an upper cover surface, a safety rod assembly, a locking device, and a feed tube lid assembly pivotally mounted on said feed tube; said feed tube lid assembly includes a safety food entrance. By enlarging the size of feed tubes and food entrances, larger sized food is able to go through in larger quantities.
Claims12
A food processor cover comprising:
- an upper cover surface,
- a feed tube which extends upwardly from the upper cover surface,
- a feed tube lid assembly pivotally mounted on said feed tube,
- a safety rod assembly disposed on the outside of the feed tube, said safety rod assembly including an operating rod and a rod spring, and
- a locking device disposed on an upper end of said safety rod assembly;
- wherein said feed tube lid assembly includes a safety food entrance defined by a major axis and a minor axis, with an average of the major and minor axes being less than 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) and the major axis being less than 3 inches (76.2 mm);
- whereby when the feed tube lid assembly is in a closed state, it is locked with the locking device so as to compress down the operating rod;
- and when the feed tube lid assembly is in an open state, the operating rod is urged to reset by means of the rod spring.
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