Patent ID: 8602335

Claim:
A rotatable cutting disc assembly for use with an electrically powered food processor appliance, said disc assembly comprising a generally flat, round disc body having a center, a top surface, a bottom surface, a hub collar extending from said center in a direction perpendicular to said top and bottom surfaces, a circumferential edge, and a gap extending from said center to said circumferential edge; a blade component, said blade component comprising a support hub being telescopically received in said hub collar, said support hub having a proximal end having external threads formed on an outer surface thereof, a support arm extending generally perpendicularly from an end of said support hub, and a cutting edge along a portion of said support arm, said blade being positioned in alignment with said gap and such that said cutting edge is in a plane generally parallel to said top surface; and an adjustment sleeve received rotatably on said proximal end of said support hub, said sleeve having internal threads formed on an inner surface thereof and interfacing with said external threads of said support hub; wherein said adjustment sleeve is adapted to be selectively rotated to cause linear movement of said support hub relative to said sleeve to facilitate movement and positioning of said blade component relative to said disc body.