Patent ID: 7530510

Claim:
A food processor for processing foodstuffs, comprising: a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion; a motor disposed within the housing; a lid having a top surface removably engageable with the bottom portion of the housing; a feed chute extending outwardly from the top surface of the lid; an output shaft extending outwardly from the housing, the output shaft operably connected with the motor, such that operation of the motor causes the output shaft to rotate; at least one food processing tool removably engageable with the output shaft to rotate therewith; and at least two interchangeable storage containers, each storage container for individual attachment with the lid, each storage container having an open end and an interior, the open end of the storage containers being attached to the lid, so that, with one of the storage containers attached to the lid, the at least one food processing tool extends toward the open end and at least proximate the interior of the attached storage container for the processing of foodstuffs therein, wherein the storage container is detachable from the lid to store the processed foodstuffs therein, and another storage container is attachable to the lid for the processing of other foodstuffs within an interior of the other storage container.