Food processor and food cutting devices therefor
AssigneeBetter Mousetraps, Inc.
InventorsIra Gaber, Cooper C. Woodring
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Abstract
A hand-holdable food processor for cutting, slicing, shredding or grating vegetables, fruit, cheese and the like. The food processor is operable in various orientations while being held by hand and has a power supply, food cutting means for cutting, slicing, shredding or grating operatively engaging the power supply and a food delivery means extending from the processor for momentary storage and feeding of food to the food cutting means. A food cutting device also is disclosed which includes one or more blade sections eccentrically positioned about the axis of a food processor.
Claims21
A food processor for cutting, slicing, shredding or grating and for discharging excised food from the front thereof, comprising:
- (a) a housing including two portions;
- (b) one portion of said housing containing an electrical power supply and an actuator for said power supply, and wherein said one portion is adapted to be held and supported by the hand of the user for positioning the food processor in various orientations during operation thereof;
- (c) a conically shaped hollow second portion of said housing into which food is fed and from which excised food is discharged having a smaller rearward open end rotatably and releasably connected to said first portion of said housing, and having a larger forward open end at the front of the food processor for the discharge of excised food;
- (d) a rotatable hollow conical food cutter positionable in said second portion of said housing for cutting, slicing, shredding or grating food fed into said second conical portion and through which excised food passes having a smaller rearward at said rearward smaller end of said second portion for operative rotational engagement with said power supply without being secured thereto and for ready release and removal of said food cutter from said second conical portion, and having a larger forward open end for the discharge of excised food from said forward end of said second portion;
- (e) a chute intermediate said open ends of said second conical portion of said housing and extending from and above said second portion through which food is fed into said food cutter, whereupon the food is excised by and passed into and through said food cutter and is discharged from the open forward ends of said food cutter and said second conical portion at the front of the food processor;
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- (f) a collar operatively connected to said larger end of said second conical portion of said housing movable into and out of contact with said food cutter for releasably retaining said food cutter in operative engagement with said power supply and within said second portion.
A cordless, hand-holdable food processor for cutting, slicing, shredding or grating and for discharging excised food from the front end thereof, comprising:
- (a) a housing including two portions;
- (b) one portion of said housing containing a rechargeable battery operated rotatable power supply and an actuator for operating said power supply;
- (c) a conically shaped hollow second portion of said housing into which food is fed and from which excised food is discharged having a smaller rearward open end rotatably and releasably connected to said first portion of said housing, and having a larger forward open end at the front of the food processor for the discharge of excised food;
- (d) a rotatable hollow conical food cutter positionable in said second conical portion of said housing for cutting, slicing, shredding or grating food fed into said second portion and through which excised food passes having a smaller rearward end at said rearward smaller end of said second portion for operative rotational engagement with said power supply without being secured thereto and for ready release and removal of said food cutter from said second conical portion, and having a larger forward open end at and for the discharge of excised food from said forward end of said second portion;
- (e) an open ended chute intermediate said open ends of said second conical portion of said housing integral with and extending from and above said second portion, and through which food is fed into said food cutter, whereupon the food is excised by and passed into and through said food cutter and is discharged from the open forward ends of said food cutter and said second conical portion at the front of the food processor;
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- (f) a collar operatively connected to the larger end of said second conical portion of said housing movable into and out of contact with said food cutter for releasably retaining said food cutter in operative engagement with said power supply and within said second conical portion.
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