Hand-held food processor and blade assembly
AssigneeChef'n Corporation
InventorsDavid A. Holcomb, Adam A. Jossem
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Abstract
A blade assembly for use with a food processor includes a hub configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of the food processor, a first blade rotatably coupled to the hub and configured to rotate with respect to the hub at least up to a predetermined angle with respect to a second blade, which is fixedly coupled to the hub. The first blade is rotatable between a first position in which it is in phase with the second blade for receiving a blade guard protecting both blades, and a second position, in which the first blade is out of phase with the second blade for optimally processing a food item in the food processor, the blade assembly also including a biasing member for returning the first blade to the first position after use.
Claims11
A blade assembly for use with a food processor, comprising:
- a hub configured to be fixedly coupled with respect to a drive shaft of the food processor to rotate as a unit therewith;
- a first blade coupled to the hub and configured to rotate with respect to the hub between a first position and a second position;
- a second blade fixedly coupled with respect to the hub to rotate as a unit therewith;
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- a biasing member coupled to the first blade and at least one of the hub and the second blade, the biasing member configured to bias the first blade toward the first position.
A food processing device comprising:
- a blade assembly having a hub coupled to a drive shaft of the food processor, a first blade rotatably coupled to the hub and configured to rotate with respect to the hub between a first position and a second position, a second blade fixedly coupled to the hub, and a coil spring configured to automatically bias the first blade toward the first position, the first and second blades being in phase when the first blade is in the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.