Patent ID: 7059553

Claim:
A manually drivable apparatus for comminuting foods, comprising a substantially rotationally symmetrical vessel configured to receive a material to be cut; a substantially rotationally symmetrical removable cover configured to nonrotatably mount on the vessel having, a base configured to nonrotatably mount on the vessel and having a peripheral rim, and a rotatable cap covering the base, the cap being rotatable about a central axis of the vessel and having an outer circumference of a size substantially equal to the peripheral rim of the base or the outside circumference of the vessel; a shaft rotatably mounted along the central axis of the vessel; at least one blade mounted to the shaft and projecting approximately at a right angle from the shaft; a cutting edge provided on said at least one blade on each of a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge, a rotatable drive part connected to the rotatable cap and configured to drive at least the shaft; and a gear arranged in the cover and configured to operatively connect the rotatable drive part to the shaft with a transmission ratio that is greater than 1.