Patent ID: 8985491
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A47J,B02C

Abstract:
1. A nut chopper, comprising: a main body having a hopper configured to hold a plurality of nuts and a container positioned below the hopper; a grate positioned to support the plurality of nuts in the hopper, the grate having a plurality of slots; and a plurality of blades carried on an axle and positioned adjacent the grate for rotational movement of the plurality of blades; wherein each of the plurality of slots includes a length in a direction parallel to a plane defined by a corresponding one of the plurality of blades, each of the plurality of slots further having a first slot width defined over a first portion of the slot and a second slot width over a second portion of the slot, the first slot width being greater than the second slot width; whereby when the axle is rotated the plurality of blades is rotated through the plurality of slots in the grate.