Food processor with spiralizer feature

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10028619-B2
Application number	US-201514883437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2015
Priority date	Oct 14, 2014
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

A food processor for cutting a food ingredient includes: a motorized base for generating a rotational force; a processor bowl removably attached to the motorized base; a spindle within the processor bowl in which the spindle can be rotated by the rotational force from the motorized base; a spiralizer cutter attached to the spindle within the processor bowl, the spiralizer cutter having a blade along a radius of the spiralizer cutter; a lid for the processor bowl, the lid having a center position corresponding to the spindle and a radial position between the center position and an edge of the lid; and a feed tube for positioning at one of the center position and the radial position, wherein the feed tube can be repositioned between the center and radial positions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A food processor for cutting a food ingredient, comprising:
a motorized base for generating a rotational force;
a processor bowl removably attached to the motorized base;
a spindle within the processor bowl in which the spindle can be rotated by the rotational force from the motorized base;
a spiralizer cutter attached to the spindle within the processor bowl, the spiralizer cutter including a vertical blade positioned about a central axis of rotation and a horizontal blade positioned along a radius of the spiralizer cutter;
a lid positionable on the processor bowl, the lid including a feed tube movable between a center position and a radial position, wherein in the center position the feed tube is aligned with the central axis of rotation of the spiralizer cutter, and in the radial position the feed tube is positioned proximate an edge of the lid.

2. The food processor of claim 1 , wherein the spindle is a tube having a top opening at an end of the tube and a side opening at a side of the tube.

3. The food processor of claim 1 , wherein the lid includes central opening substantially aligned with the central axis of rotation of the spiralizer cutter, and radial opening positioned proximate an edge of the lid.

4. The food processor of claim 3 , further comprising a cover rotatable mounted onto the lid, wherein the feed tube is connected to the cover.

5. The food processor of claim 4 , wherein when the cover is in a first position, the feed tube is aligned with the central opening of the lid and the cover covers the radial opening of the lid.

6. The food processor of claim 5 , wherein when the cover is in a second position, the feed tube is aligned with the radial opening of the lid and the cover covers the central opening of the lid.

Assignees

• Sunbeam Products Inc

Inventors

• Aramburo Julian
• Palermo Joseph

Classifications

• A47J43/046

  with tools driven from the bottom side · CPC title

• A47J43/0722

  Mixing, whipping or cutting tools · CPC title

• B26D3/11 Primary

  to obtain pieces of spiral or helical form · CPC title

• A47J43/0788

  activated by the proper positioning of a food chute protector · CPC title

• A47J43/04 Primary

  Machines for domestic use not covered elsewhere, e.g. for grinding, mixing, stirring, kneading, emulsifying, whipping or beating foodstuffs, e.g. power-driven · CPC title