Patent ID: 8899504
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A food processor comprising: a base having a motor positioned therein, a bowl removably coupled to the base, the bowl having a processing chamber defined therein, a lid removably coupled to the bowl, the lid having a feed tube that opens into the processing chamber when the lid is secured to the bowl, a cutting assembly positioned in the processing chamber and driven by the motor to cut food items advanced through the feed tube, the cutting assembly including a cutting blade and a rotating disk, the rotating disk being upwardly and downwardly moveable relative to the cutting blade between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses, and an adjustment assembly including (i) a handle moveably coupled to the bowl, the handle being configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the bowl, (ii) an actuator operable to move the rotating disk between the plurality of cutting positions while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor, wherein rotation of the handle about the longitudinal axis operates the actuator to move the rotating disk.