Patent ID: 7040220
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A food processor appliance for processing food articles, comprising: a housing having an inlet feed tube for feeding food articles into the appliance; a pusher rod for manually pushing the food articles through said inlet feed tube; and a cutter disc rotatable about a central disc axis and including a plurality of cutting edges for cutting the food articles into pieces when the food article is pushed against said cutter disc by said pusher rod; said cutter disc including, on the side thereof facing said inlet feed tube, a projecting pinching surface projecting outwardly of said cutting edges and located eccentrically with respect to said central disc axis such that when only a thin sliver of food article remains between said pusher rod and cutter disc, said projecting pinching surface presses the thin sliver against said pusher rod to effect a slight rotation of said thin sliver with respect to said cutter disc, and thereby to better assure the complete cutting up of the food article fed into said inlet feed tube.