System and method for cleaning a bucket used for processing food waste
AssigneeFood Cycle Science Corporation
InventorsThanh TANG, Bradley Michael Campbell CREPEAU, Kien Manh VU
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Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning a bucket of a food processor. The apparatus can include a base element and a grinder attachment attached to the base element. One of the base element and the grinder attachment can include a cavity that is complementary to a portion of the grinder. The grinder attachment comprising a cleaning element for cleaning the bucket of the food processor. After using the food processor, a user can seat the grinder attachment on the grinder and then rotate the grinder attachment which can have one or more sets of bristles to clean the interior of the bucket after processing food either for preparation of the food or recycling the food.
Claims36
An apparatus for cleaning a bucket of a food processor, the apparatus comprising:
- a base element;
- and
- a grinder attachment attached to the base element, the grinder attachment comprising a cleaning element for cleaning the bucket of the food processor, wherein at least one of the base element and the grinder attachment comprises a cavity that is complementary to a portion of the grinder.
An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a housing configured to be attached to the base;
- a bucket;
- a motor;
- a grinder mechanically connected to the motor and configured within the bucket for processing food in the bucket;
- a control system configured to receive input from a user and control the motor;
- and
- a cleaning tool comprising:
- a base element;
- and
- a brushing element attached to the base element, wherein at least one of the base element and the brushing element comprises a cavity that is complementary to a portion of the grinder.
An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a housing configured to be attached to the base;
- a bucket;
- a motor;
- a grinder mechanically connected to the motor and configured within the bucket for processing food in the bucket;
- a cleaning tool coupled to the grinder;
- and
- a control system configured to receive input from a user and control the motor, wherein the control system is configured to:
- receive user input to change from a food processing mode to a cleaning mode;
- and
- implement, according the cleaning mode, operation of the motor.
A method comprising:
- receiving input from a user at a food processor;
- based on the input, via a control system of the food processor, placing the food processor in a cleaning mode;
- and
- operating a motor according to the cleaning mode to cause a cleaning tool coupled to a grinder of the food processor to clean a bucket of the food processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.