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US 8,353,474 B2Granted
Food processing system
AssigneeChef'n Corporation
InventorsDavid A. Holcomb, Adam A. Jossem
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for processing system foodstuff are shown and described. Food processing systems can hold and prepare food for consumption. The disclosed embodiments can be quickly and conveniently used to dry, grind, mill, dispense, or otherwise process foodstuff.
Claims28
A food processing system, comprising:
- a main body defining a holding chamber;
- a basket positioned within the main body and rotatable about a basket axis of rotation;
- an actuatable lever mechanism pivotally coupled to the main body and rotatable about a lever axis of rotation spaced apart from the basket axis of rotation, the lever mechanism extending from the lever axis of rotation across at least a portion of an imaginary projection of the basket taken along the basket axis of rotation such that the basket axis of rotation passes through the lever mechanism at least when the lever mechanism is in a lowered position;
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- a drive system including a slider, the drive system being configured to rotate the basket about the basket axis of rotation in response to the lever mechanism rotating about the lever axis of rotation to move the slider relative to the main body.
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A food processing system, comprising:
- a container assembly including a cover and a main body, the cover defining a lever axis of rotation, the main body defining a holding chamber;
- a lever mechanism pivotally coupled to the cover and rotatable about the lever axis of rotation;
- a tool rotatable about a tool axis of rotation to process foodstuff, if any, in the holding chamber, the tool axis of rotation being non-parallel with and spaced apart from the lever axis of rotation;
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- a drive system configured to rotate the tool and including a slider, the slider being movable along at least a portion of the cover when the lever mechanism is rotated about the lever axis of rotation.
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A food processing system, comprising:
- a lever having a first end and an opposing second end;
- a container assembly including a cover and a main body, the cover being configured to be removably coupled to the main body, the main body defining a holding chamber, the first end of the lever being rotatable about a lever axis of rotation, at least a portion of the cover covering the holding chamber is positioned between the lever axis of rotation and the holding chamber wherein the cover is coupled to the main body;
- a tool rotatable about a tool axis of rotation to process foodstuff, if any, in the holding chamber, the tool axis of rotation being non-parallel with and spaced apart from the lever axis of rotation, the cover extending outwardly away from the tool axis of rotation past the second end of the lever when the lever is in a lowered position;
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- a drive system configured to rotate the tool, the drive system including a slider that moves along the cover as the lever is moved between a raised position and the lowered position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.