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US 9,386,884 B2Granted
Food processor
AssigneeBreville Pty Limited
InventorsDaniel Armstrong, Lochana Subasekara Widanagamage Don, Keith James Hensel
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Abstract
A food processor is provided with a wide feed tube. The food processor has a pusher that cooperates with a safety mechanism. The safety mechanism comprises a linkage assembly that prevents the food processor's motor from operating unless the pusher is inserted into the feed tube.
Claims26
A food processor apparatus, the apparatus including:
- a base having a motor;
- a processing bowl having a handle, the processing bowl being releasably couplable to the base;
- a spindle for supporting a food processor utensil;
- a lid for the processing bowl, the lid having a feed tube;
- a bushing assembly mounted in the lid for cooperating with a tip of the spindle;
- wherein the processing bowl and lid have cooperating bayonet features that comprise a downward inclination and so cause the lid to be driven toward the bottom of the bowl during lid rotation, such that a seal extending between the lid and the bowl is urged by the rotation to forming contact between the lid and the processing bowl;
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- wherein the bushing assembly includes a vibration damping insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.