Patent ID: 6766731
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A shredding appliance for shredding vegetables or other food articles, comprising:a housing having an inlet for introducing the food articles to be shredded, and an outlet for outletting the shredded food articles; a rotatable shredding member of hollow construction; an electrical motor for rotating said hollow shredding member; and a transmission coupling said electrical motor to said hollow shredding member; said hollow shredding member having an outer surface aligned with said inlet and formed with shredding elements bordering openings for shredding the inletted food articles and for feeding the shredded food articles into the interior of the hollow shredding member; one end of said hollow shredding member being open and aligned with said outlet for outletting the shredded food article; said housing comprising a base including said electrical motor, said transmission, and said outlet; a top cover including said inlet and defining, with said base, a compartment for receiving said hollow shredding member; and a locking bar pivotally mounted to said base and engageable with said top cover for locking said top cover to said base.