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US 7,677,485 B2Granted
Multi-blade food processing apparatus
AssigneeEuro-Pro Operating LLC
InventorIlhan Gursel
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Abstract
A multi-blade food processing apparatus having two independent blade assemblies, each of which blade assemblies having two opposed horizontal cutting blades, wherein the upper of two independent blade assemblies is selectively removable from the apparatus, the cutting blades are spaced apart in elevation, and are offset in orientation 90 degrees for improved cutting efficiency. The blade assemblies are positioned at 90 degrees from each other but may include additional positions for orienting the blades at any angle with respect to each other.
Claims8
A blade assembly comprising,
- a lower blade assembly formed with a main hub having two opposed cutting blades fixed to the main hub and at least one slot on the outer surface of the main hub;
- an upper blade assembly formed with a hollow cylindrical hub having two opposed cutting blades fixed to the outer surface thereof having at least one key on the interior surface thereof mountable on the outer surface of the main hub, and
- the cylindrical hub of the upper blade assembly fits onto and is secured to the main hub by the at least one key cooperating with the slot on the main hub, the cylindrical hub being selectively removable from the main hub;
- wherein the lower of the said two independent blade assemblies is operatable alone as the only cutting means or with the lower blade assembly and upper blade assembly functioning together as the cuffing means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.