Patent ID: 6748853
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
A food processor, comprising:a drive unit comprising a housing including a base member and a motor housing; said base member extending laterally of said motor housing for mounting a bowl; a bowl positioned on said base member; orientation indicators on said base member and on said bowl to indicate how to orient said bowl on said base member; a closure lid fitting on said bowl, said lid having a feed tube; a drive shaft extending upwardly from said base member through said bowl and into engagement with said closure lid, said drive shaft having lower cooperating engaging surfaces at a lower part thereof and upper cooperating engaging surfaces at an upper part thereof; a lower cutter positioned over said drive shaft, said cutter having a hollow drive shaft and cooperating engaging surfaces on the interior of said hollow drive shaft at a lower end for driving engagement with said lower cooperating engaging surfaces of said drive shaft; a disc cutter for positioning on said upper part of said drive shaft, said disc cutter having cooperating engaging surfaces for engaging said upper cooperating engaging surfaces of said drive shaft; first cooperating frictionally engaging formations on said lid and an upper section of said bowl for releasably locking said lid to said bowl, and second cooperating frictionally engaging formations on a lower section of said bowl and said base member for releasably locking said bowl to said base member, and an interlock means responsive to the engagement of said bowl and said lid to permit supply of power to a drive motor for said processor.