US 2008/0302893 A1 · Linear food processor

Abstract

A linear movement food processor may have a battery or power supply operation for portability and includes a set of reversible legs to enable it to be positioned over a plate or container. A series of blades are provided with an external mounting and storage area for quick selection. The drive mechanism utilizes a circular path pin engaging a drive slot on a cutter plate, with the drive mechanism being directly liftable so that the remaining structure of the food processor may be immersibly washed. One embodiment has a cutting stroke of 2.5 inches with a forward cutting stroke of about 0.25 seconds and a return stroke of about 0.25 seconds.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A food processor comprising:

a main housing;
a pair of legs for positioning said main housing above any surface to form a clearance in which structures may be freely laterally moved for receiving processed food;
a hopper supported by said main housing for orientably loading food to be processed;
a cutter plate supported by said housing and reciprocatable with respect to said hopper, and into which a blade assembly may be mounted;
and
a drive assembly supported by said housing and mechanically linked to the cutter plate.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/811,824Filed 11 Jun 2007

Published

11 Dec 2008

Term ends

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Classification4 codes

A47J 43/04
Implements for preparing or holding food, not provided for in other groups of this subclass: machines for domestic use not covered elsewhere, e.g.…
A47J 43/06
Machines for domestic use not covered elsewhere, e.g. for grinding, mixing, stirring, kneading, emulsifying, whipping or beating foodstuffs,…
A47J 2043/0738
Parts or details, e.g. mixing tools, whipping tools: means for storing accessories
A47J
Kitchen equipment

Linear food processor

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Linear food processor

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Abstract

Claims15