Food processor having external slicing disc adjustment
AssigneeConair Corporation
InventorJoseph W. Zakowski
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Abstract
A food processor having an external slicing disc adjustment mechanism is provided. The food processor includes a work bowl and a lid configured to be selectively removable therefrom. The food processor further includes a slicing disc having a disc body and a slicing blade internal to the work bowl, and a mechanism for adjusting a spacing between the disc body and slicing blade. The mechanism includes a rotatable lever accessible form outside the work bowl.
Claims5
A food processor, comprising:
- a base;
- a motor disposed within said base;
- an output shaft operatively connected to said motor and extending outwardly from said base, said output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of said motor;
- a work bowl received on said base;
- a lid removably received atop said work bowl, said lid having a food aperture that opens into said work bowl;
- a cutting assembly positioned within said work bowl and driven by said motor to cut food items advanced through said food aperture, said cutting assembly having a blade element and a disk body whose planar separation from one another defines a cut thickness of said food items inserted through said food aperture;
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- an adjustment mechanism operatively connected to said lid and operable to selectively move said disk body while said blade element remains stationary.
A food slicing mechanism for a food processor having a lid and a work bowl, comprising:
- a cutting assembly positioned within a work bowl, and said cutting assembly being driven by a motor to cut food pieces off a food item received through said lid, said cutting assembly including a blade element and a disk body being selectively positionable with respect to one another, thereby defining a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food pieces of varying thicknesses,
- an adjustment mechanism operatively connected to a lid received on top of the work bowl, and said adjustment mechanism being operable to move said cutting assembly between said plurality of cutting positions;
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- wherein said adjustment mechanism selectively moves said blade element while said blade element remains stationary.
A food slicing mechanism for a food processor having a lid and a work bowl, comprising:
- a circular cutting assembly positioned within a work bowl, and said cutting assembly is driven by a motor to cut food pieces off a food item, said cutting assembly being positionable between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food pieces of varying thicknesses;
- an adjustment mechanism operatively connected to a lid received on top of the work bowl, and said adjustment mechanism being operable to move said cutting assembly between said plurality of cutting positions, said adjustment mechanism including a rotatable lever external to said lid and accessible from a top of said lid;
- wherein said lid includes a plurality of markings corresponding to said plurality of cutting positions;
- wherein said lever is rotatable between said plurality of markings for selecting one of said plurality of cutting positions, such that a user can adjust a thickness of cut food pieces according to said plurality of markings during the operation of said food processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.