Patent ID: 11877696
Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A food processor assembly comprising:
an assembly base with a rotary input shaft configured to selectively couple to a coupler of a blender base;
a bowl base configured to selectively couple to the assembly base, the rotary input shaft extending through the bowl base;
a bowl configured to selectively couple to the bowl base, the bowl including a body and a central column integrally formed with the body through which the rotary input shaft extends;
a lid configured to selectively couple to the bowl, the lid including a feed tube to processed B receive food items to processed and the lid having a first vertical orientation to selectively couple to the bowl and a second vertical orientation to selectively couple to the bowl; and
a blade storage container configured to selectively couple to the lid when the lid is coupled to the bowl in the second vertical orientation, wherein the assembly base defines a plurality of mounting holes, the bowl base further comprises a latch including a lever, the bowl base selectively coupling to the assembly base via one of the plurality of mounting holes when the lever is in a locking position,
wherein the bowl further comprises a handle, an interlock portion between the handle and the body, and a spout, wherein the handle, interlock portion, and the spout are integrally formed with the body;
wherein the latch comprises a mount extending from the latch, the mount and interlock portion configured so that when the food processor assembly is assembled, the mount extends through the interlock portion to engage the lid in the first vertical orientation.