Food Processor with Spiralizer Feature

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016101533-A1
Application number	US-201514883437-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 14, 2015
Priority date	Oct 14, 2014
Publication date	Apr 14, 2016
Grant date	—

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 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.

2 . The food processor of claim 1 , wherein the spiralizer cutter can cut the food ingredient into spiral strips when the feed tube is positioned at the center position.

3 . 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.

4 . The food processor of claim 3 , wherein the spiralizer cutter can cut the food ingredient into spiral strips and decore the food ingredient when the feed tube is positioned at the center position.

5 . The food processor of claim 1 , wherein the spiralizer cutter can cut the food ingredient into flat strips if the feed tube is positioned at the radial positioned.

6 . The food processor of claim 1 , further comprising a cover mounted onto the lid, the cover having one side opposite to an other side, wherein the feed tube is located on the one side.

7 . The food processor of claim 6 , wherein the other side of the cover overlaps the radial position of the lid when the feed tube is positioned at the center position.

8 . The food processor of claim 6 , wherein the other side of the cover overlaps the center position of the lid when the feed tube is positioned at the radial position.

9 . The food processor of claim 6 , wherein the cover has a circular periphery and overlaps both the center position of the lid and the radial position of the lid.

10 . The food processor of claim 6 , further comprising a pivot structure on the lid between the central opening and the radial opening, wherein the cover rotates about the pivot structure.

11 . 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 tube within the processor bowl in which the tube can be rotated by the rotational force from the motorized base, the tube having a top opening at one end and a side opening in a side of the tube adjacent to an other end; a spiralizer cutter attached to the one end of the tube; a lid for the processor bowl; a central opening in the lid corresponding to a central portion of the spiralizer cutter and the top opening of the tube; a radial opening in the lid positioned between the central opening and an edge of the lid; a cover for overlapping the central opening and the radial opening; and a feed tube located on the cover, wherein the cover can be rotated to position the feed tube at one of the central opening and the radial opening.

12 . The food processor of claim 11 , wherein the spiralizer cutter cuts the food ingredient into spiral strips if the feed tube is positioned at the central opening.

13 . The food processor of claim 12 , wherein the spiralizer cutter can decore the food ingredient if the feed tube is positioned at the central opening.

14 . The food processor of claim 11 , wherein the spiralizer cutter cuts the food ingredient into flat strips if the feed tube is positioned at the radial opening.

15 . The food processor of claim 11 , wherein the cover has one side opposite to an other side, wherein the feed tube is located on the one side of the cover and the other side overlaps the radial opening of the lid when the feed tube is positioned at the central opening.

16 . The food processor of claim 15 , wherein the other side of the cover overlaps the central opening of the lid when the feed tube is positioned at the radial opening.

17 . The food processor of claim 11 , further comprising a pivot structure on the lid between the central opening and the radial opening, wherein the cover rotates about the pivot structure.

18 . 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 tube within the processor bowl in which the tube can be rotated by the rotational force from the motorized base; the tube having a top opening at one end and a side opening in a side of the tube adjacent to an other end of the tube; a spiralizer cutter attached to the one end of the tube such that the top opening of the tube is centrally located to the spiralizer cutter; a lid for the processor bowl; a central opening in the lid corresponding to a central portion of the spiralizer cutter and the top opening of the tube; a radial opening in the lid positioned between the central opening and an edge of the lid; a cover for overlapping the central opening and the radial opening; and a feed tube located on the cover, wherein the cover can be rotated to position the feed tube at one of the central opening and the radial opening.

19 . The food processor of claim 18 , wherein the spiralizer cutter can cut the food ingredient into flat strips if the feed tube is positioned at the radial opening.

20 . The food processor of claim 19 , wherein the spiralizer cutter can cut the food ingredient into spiral strips and decore the food ingredient if the feed tube is positioned at the central opening.

21 . A blade system for cutting a food ingredient, comprising:
a tube having one end and another end opposite to the one end; a top opening at one end of the tube for decoring the food ingredient; a spiralizer cutter at one end of the tube and extending from the tube with a radius; a series of vertical blades on one side of the radius for cutting the food ingredient into strips; and a horizontal blade on an other side of the radius for further cutting the food ingredient into one of flat strips and spiral strips.

22 . The blade system of claim 21 , further comprising a side opening in a side of the tube adjacent to the other end of the tube for extruding a decored core of the food ingredient.

23 . The blade system of claim 21 , wherein the spiralizer cutter is disc shaped.

Assignees

• Sunbeam Products Inc

Inventors

• Aramburo Julian
• Palermo Joseph

Classifications

• A47J43/0722

  Mixing, whipping or cutting tools · CPC title

• B26D3/11 Primary

  to obtain pieces of spiral or helical form · CPC title

• A47J43/046

  with tools driven from the bottom side · 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

• A47J43/0788

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