Patent ID: 9560936
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A47J

Claim:
1. A blade assembly for a food processor comprising: an elongate shaft adapted to be driven in rotation about an axis extending longitudinally of the shaft, a generally discoidal base member having a central boss in which one end of the shaft is journalled for rotation and configured for sealing fitment to an open base of a vessel; first and second blade members supported on the shaft for rotation therewith about the axis; the blade members extending in substantially opposed radial directions from the shaft and being supported on the shaft at respective axially spaced locations there-along, wherein the first blade member is mounted nearer to the free end of the shaft than is the second blade member and is angled back along the shaft towards the base member, and the second blade member is angled forwardly along the shaft towards the free end thereof, with the first blade member further having associated therewith a relatively short and blunt stub-like blade portion angled forwardly from the support location for the first blade member and extending beyond the free end of the shaft.