Processing tool for foodstuffs
AssigneeDart Industries Inc.
InventorsJan-Hendrik de Groote, Jean-Marie DeCraim
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Abstract
A processing tool for garlic and like edibles including a container mounted comminuting unit having-upper-and lower sets of spaced linearly aligned blades selectively presented in an upwardly directed operating position upon an inverting of the unit, the blades of each set having a comminuting profile differing from that of the blades of the other set and are selectively engaged by a set of spaced pusher teeth aligned along a sinusoidal path and mounted on an overlying cap for, upon rotation of the cap relative to the comminuting unit, moving an edible through the comminuting blades for the desired comminution thereof, the cap including a separate chamber for preparation of the edible before the comminuting process.
Claims20
A processing tool for comestibles comprising a comminuting unit having opposed upper and lower faces, a cap received over said comminuting unit for relative rotation therebetween about a central axis of rotation, a set of comminuting blades fixed to and extending upward from said upper face of said comminuting unit, said blades being linearly aligned transversely on said upper face and radially outward from said central axis, said blades being spaced from each other to define spaces therebetween, a series of spaced pusher teeth fixed to and depending from said cap, said teeth aligning along an arc extending transversely on said cap and generally radially outward from said central axis, said teeth sequentially aligning with said blades within said spaces upon rotation of said cap relative to said comminuting unit for comminuting engagement of a comestible with said blades,
- wherein said blades are aligned diametrically across said upper face, said alignment extending through and radially beyond opposed sides of said central axis,
- wherein said teeth are aligned in an S-shaped pattern extending across said cap and substantially centered on said central axis, said aligned teeth defining an arc to each of diametrically opposed sides of said central axis,
- wherein said defined arcs are in the same rotational direction about said central axis, and
- wherein said comminuting unit has a second set of comminuting blades fixed to and extending from said lower face, said second set of blades being linearly aligned and substantially parallel to said first mentioned set of blades, said blades of said first and second sets presenting different comminuting profiles, said comminuting unit being invertible for selective upward orientation of said second set of blades, said cap being rotatably engageable over the inverted comminuting unit with said pusher teeth on said cap aligning with the blades of said second set of blades for comminuting cooperation therewith upon rotation of said cap relative to said comminuting unit.
A processing tool for comestibles comprising a comminuting unit having a support panel with opposed upper and lower faces, a first set of comminuting blades fixed to and extending upwardly from said upper face, said blades being spaced from each other and aligned transversely across said upper face, a second set of aligned and spaced blades fixed to and extending from said lower face transversely thereacross and both opposed to and paralleling said first set of blades, each set of blades having a comminuting profile differing from that of the other set of blades, said comminuting unit being invertible and selectively upwardly directing either face and set of blades thereon, a cap rotatably receivable over said comminuting unit and a corresponding upwardly directed set of blades thereon, said cap including a series of spaced aligned pusher teeth depending therefrom and selectively engaging between the blades of the upwardly directed set of blades on said comminuting unit upon rotation of said cap relative to said comminuting unit about a common center of rotation for a comminuting of comestibles received between said cap and said comminuting unit.
A comminuting tool for edibles comprising a comminuting unit having a support panel with a set of spaced linearly aligned comminuting blades mounted thereon and extending transversely thereacross, a collection tray having a tray bottom substantially coextensive with said support panel and having a linearly aligned series of spaced openings defined through said bottom, said openings being sized to receive said set of blades therethrough for exposure of the blades thereabove, a cap rotatably received over said comminuting unit and enclosing said tray and upwardly directed blades, said cap being rotatable relative to said comminuting unit, and pusher means on said cap engageable with and adapted to cooperatively move an edible through said comminuting unit blades upon relative rotation between said cap and said comminuting unit, said tray, subsequent to a comminuting of an edible, being upwardly removable from said set of blades for a collection and removal of a comminuted edible.
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