Patent ID: 8671832

Claim:
A food processor, comprising: a base having a motor positioned therein, a removable bowl coupled to the base, a removable lid coupled to the bowl so as to define a processing chamber, the lid having a feed tube that opens into the bowl, a cutting assembly comprising a cutting blade and a rotating disk positioned in the processing chamber, the cutting blade and the rotating disk configured to be driven by the motor to rotate to cut food items advanced through the feed tube, one of the cutting blade and the rotating disk being positionable relative to the other of the cutting blade and the rotating disk between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses, and an adjustment assembly operable to move the one of the cutting blade and the rotating disk between the plurality of cutting positions to change the distance between the blade and the rotating disk, wherein the adjustment assembly comprises (i) a shaft configured to be selectively engaged and disengaged with a portion of the cutting assembly, and (ii) a user-operated control device positioned outside of the processing chamber, wherein (i) the user-operated control device is isolated from the motor such that the user-operated control device is not driven by the motor when the cutting blade and the rotating disk are driven to cut food items, and (ii) the user-operated control device is operable to move the one of the cutting blade and the rotating disk between the plurality of cutting positions when the shaft is engaged with the cutting assembly.