Food processor having integrated spatula

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10905285-B2
Application number	US-201414246480-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2014
Priority date	Apr 8, 2013
Publication date	Feb 2, 2021
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021

Abstract

A food processor having an integrated spatula is provided. The food processor includes a work bowl and a lid configured to be selectively removable therefrom. The food processor further includes a spatula having a wiper in contact with interior walls of the work bowl and a lever coupled to the wiper and accessible above the lid for manually rotating the wiper within the bowl to scrape the interior walls of the bowl.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A food processor for use with a work bowl, said food processor comprising:
a base;
a motor disposed within said base and operatively coupled to a blade assembly;
a lid for said work bowl, said lid defining an aperture;
a feed tube for selective and removable communication with said aperture;
a wiper arm assembly for selective and removable communication with said aperture; and
wherein said feed tube and said wiper arm assembly may be exchanged with one another to alternatively communicate with said aperture.

2. The food processor for use with a work bowl, according to claim 1 , wherein:
said wiper arm assembly is outwardly biased towards an inner surface of said of work bowl.

3. The food processor for use with a work bowl according to claim 1 , wherein:
said wiper arm assembly extends into said work bowl to a point above said blade assembly.

4. The food processor for use with a work bowl according to claim 1 , wherein:
said wiper arm assembly is spring-biased towards said inner surface of said work bowl.

Assignees

• Conair

Inventors

• Zakowski Joseph W

Classifications

• A47J43/0716 Primary

  for machines with tools driven from the lower side (A47J43/0727 - A47J43/08 take precedence) · CPC title