Patent ID: 8733239

Claim:
A food processor including a base, a container having a side wall and an open end including a rim, and a lid for engaging the open end of the container in an operating position and storage position, the lid comprising: a top wall having a first principal surface and a second principal surface, the first principal surface comprising a diameter that is less than a diameter provided by the open end of the container; a sidewall with an outer periphery, the sidewall further comprising an annular ledge having a first side and a second side, the annular ledge extending radially outwardly from the outer periphery of the sidewall; and a food chute extending from the first principal surface of the top wall generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the top wall, the food chute having a length and extending away from the container with the second side of the annular ledge contacting a top surface of the rim of the open end of the container when the lid is in the operating position, and the food chute extending into an interior of the container with the first side of the annular ledge contacting the top surface of the rim of the open end of the container when the lid is in the storage position.