Patent ID: 9522399
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: A47J,B02C

Claim Text:
1. A cutting assembly for a food processing device, comprising: a first disk member having a planar body portion with plurality of slots disposed therethrough and an upper surface; a second disk member having a plurality of cutting teeth that extend through the plurality of slots defined in the first disk member, each cutting tooth having a cutting edge that defines an opening in the cutting tooth; an adjustment assembly operably coupled to the first disk member for adjusting a vertical position of the first disk member relative to the second disk member; and wherein (i) the cutting edge of each cutting tooth has a tip positioned above the upper surface of the first disk member, (ii) a distance is defined between the upper surface of the first disk member and the tip, and (iii) vertical movement of the first disk member adjusts the distance between the upper surface of the first disk member and the tip to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses.