Patent ID: 7367519

Claim:
A processing tool for comestibles comprising a comminuting unit having opposed upper and lower faces, a cap received over said comminuting unit for relative rotation therebetween about a central axis of rotation, a set of comminuting blades fixed to and extending upward from said upper face of said comminuting unit, said blades being linearly aligned transversely on said upper face and radially outward from said central axis, said blades being spaced from each other to define spaces therebetween, a series of spaced pusher teeth fixed to and depending from said cap, said teeth aligning along an arc extending transversely on said cap and generally radially outward from said central axis, said teeth sequentially aligning with said blades within said spaces upon rotation of said cap relative to said comminuting unit for comminuting engagement of a comestible with said blades, wherein said blades are aligned diametrically across said upper face, said alignment extending through and radially beyond opposed sides of said central axis, wherein said teeth are aligned in an S-shaped pattern extending across said cap and substantially centered on said central axis, said aligned teeth defining an arc to each of diametrically opposed sides of said central axis, wherein said defined arcs are in the same rotational direction about said central axis, and wherein said comminuting unit has a second set of comminuting blades fixed to and extending from said lower face, said second set of blades being linearly aligned and substantially parallel to said first mentioned set of blades, said blades of said first and second sets presenting different comminuting profiles, said comminuting unit being invertible for selective upward orientation of said second set of blades, said cap being rotatably engageable over the inverted comminuting unit with said pusher teeth on said cap aligning with the blades of said second set of blades for comminuting cooperation therewith upon rotation of said cap relative to said comminuting unit.