Patent ID: 7762169
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: B26B,B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A food processing device, comprising: a reservoir having upwardly extending sidewalls, the sidewalls having a top end and a bottom end, the reservoir having a top end and a bottom end; a tray having a peripheral tray flange supported by the top end of the sidewalls of the reservoir, the tray having an interior region fitting within the sidewalls of the reservoir, the tray having a plurality of blades wherein the plurality of blades include a sharpened upper edge, a first surface devoid of blades on a first side of the plurality of blades and spanning opposing sidewalls of the reservoir, and a second surface devoid of blades on a second side of the plurality of blades and spanning opposing sidewalls of the reservoir, the first surface and the second surface each being within the interior region, each of the first surface and the second surface being offset below the sharpened upper edges of the plurality of blades and below an upper surface of the peripheral tray flange; and a lid pivotally attached to the reservoir for movement between a first position adjacent the tray and a second position relatively distant from the tray, the lid having a plurality of projections sized and configured to be received between the plurality of blades when the lid is adjacent the tray, and further wherein the second surface is adjacent a location of pivotal attachment of the lid to the reservoir, the lid further comprising a peripheral lid flange configured to receive and extend below the top end of the sidewalls of the reservoir and the peripheral tray flange when the lid is in the first position; whereby when the lid is pivoted to the first position an open space is defined between an interior surface of the lid and each of the first surface and the second surface.