Food processor lid

A lid for a bowl of a food processor for processing a relatively large size or a large volume of foodstuff comprising:

• a top lid wall;
• a feed tube extending from the top lid wall along a feed axis, the feed tube including a continuous inner feed surface that defines a feed cavity;
• and
• a moveable gate positioned within the feed cavity, the moveable gate being pivotable about a hub on a swivel axis, the movable gate pivotable within the feed cavity between an open position and a compacting position, the swivel axis being generally parallel to the feed axis, wherein the moveable gate is biased toward the compacting position.

A lid for a bowl of a food processor for processing a relatively large size or a large volume of foodstuff comprising:

• a top lid wall;
• a feed tube extending from the top lid wall along a feed axis, the feed tube including a continuous inner feed surface that defines a feed cavity;
• a moveable gate positioned within the feed cavity, the moveable gate being pivotable about a hub on a swivel axis, the movable gate pivotable within the feed cavity between an open position and a compacting position, the swivel axis being generally parallel to the feed axis;
• and
• a food pusher being slideable relative to the feed tube in first and second directions, the first direction being generally parallel to the feed axis and the second direction being generally perpendicular to the feed axis, the food pusher being generally cylindrically-shaped.

A lid for a bowl of a food processor for processing a relatively large size or a large volume of foodstuff comprising:

• a top lid wall;
• a feed tube extending from the top lid wall along a feed axis, the feed tube including a continuous inner feed surface that defines a feed cavity;
• and
• a moveable gate positioned within the feed cavity, the moveable gate being pivotable about a hub on a swivel axis, the movable gate pivotable within the feed cavity between an open position and a compacting position, the swivel axis being generally parallel to the feed axis, wherein a sub-feed cavity is defined by a compacting surface of the moveable gate and at least a portion of the inner feed surface of the feed tube.

A lid for a bowl of a food processor for processing a relatively large size or a large volume of foodstuff comprising:

• a top lid wall;
• a feed tube extending from the top lid wall along a feed axis, the feed tube including a continuous inner feed surface that defines a feed cavity;
• and
• a moveable gate positioned within the feed cavity, the moveable gate being pivotable about a hub on a swivel axis, the movable gate pivotable within the feed cavity between an open position and a compacting position, the swivel axis being generally parallel to the feed axis, the movable gate being positioned proximate the inner feed surface of the feed tube at a loading side of the feed cavity in the open position and being spaced from the inner feed surface at the loading side in the compacting position.