Patent ID: 9265381
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A47J

Claim Text:
1. A food processor comprising: a base having a motor positioned therein, a bowl removably coupled to the base, a lid removably coupled to the bowl so as to define a processing chamber, the lid having a feed tube that opens into the bowl, a cutting assembly positioned in the processing chamber and driven by the motor to cut food items advanced through the feed tube, the cutting assembly being positionable between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses, and an adjustment assembly operable to move the cutting assembly between the plurality of cutting positions while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor, the adjustment assembly comprising (i) a sleeve rotatively coupled to the base for rotation about an axis relative to the base, (ii) a gear assembly positioned in the base and operable to rotate the sleeve about the axis, and (iii) a user-operated control device configured to operate the gear assembly to rotate the sleeve about the axis, wherein rotation of the sleeve about the axis causes the cutting assembly to move between the plurality of cutting positions to adjust thicknesses of food items cut by the cutting assembly while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor.