Patent ID: 7992476
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: B26B,B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A food processing device, comprising: a reservoir having a first upwardly extending sidewall and a second upwardly extending sidewall, each of the first and second upwardly extending sidewalls having a top end and a bottom end; a tray secured to the reservoir, the tray having a plurality of blades positioned within a blade aperture formed in the tray, each of the plurality of blades having an upper leading edge; a lid pivotally attached to the device for movement between a first position adjacent the tray and a second position relatively distant from the tray, the lid comprising a plurality of projections sized and configured to be received between the plurality of blades when the lid is adjacent the tray; a trimming blade secured to the device along a boundary of the blade aperture and configured such that when the lid is pivoted adjacent the tray the trimming blade, lid, and first sidewall are adjacent one another, the trimming blade further having a cutting edge, the cutting edge extending above the upper leading edges of the plurality of blades; and a peripheral flange extending downward from the lid and receiving an outer surface of the reservoir when the lid is pivoted to the first position, the flange defining a cutaway portion adjacent the trimming blade when the lid is pivoted to the first position.