Abstract: A food processor bowl 1 has a pouring lip 2, a sidewall 4, a handle 5, a floor 6 and bowl neck 7 with an opening 3. The bowl 1 has an upper rim 8 and pair of hinge slots 9, 10 adapted to receive corresponding hinge pins 17, 18 that are attached to the cover 13. The bowl neck 7 is adapted to receive a driven motor shaft (not shown) through its opening 3. A conventional blade assembly (not shown) is mounted to the driven shaft to rotate therewith in order to chop and mix food product.

Abstract: A rotatable slicing disc 1 for use in a food processor has a flat disc body 2 having a radially extending gap 3 formed therein and extending generally from a central hub 4 to a circumferential edge 5. A cutting blade 6 having a cutting edge 7 is attached to a blade support arm 8 with a support hub 9. The support hub 9 is telescopically received inside of a hub collar 10 and an adjusting sleeve 13 is mounted to the hub 9 via internal threads so that they may be longitudinally adjusted relative to each other in order to selectively adjust slicing width.

Abstract: A lid 1 that is adapted to cover a food processor bowl 2 has a flexible sealing ring assembly 3 that is mounted to a lower surface of the lid 1, along the perimeter. The sealing assembly 3 includes resilient springs 4 that compress and relax in order to provide a downwardly biased force between the sealing assembly 3 and the upper rim 5 of a bowl 2 to which the lid 1 is mounted.

Abstract: A bowl assembly 1 includes a first bowl 2, a second bowl 3, and a third bowl 4. The first bowl 2 has the largest inner diameter of the three. The second bowl 3 has an outer diameter which is less than the inner diameter of the first bowl 2. The third bowl 4 has an outer diameter which is less than the inner diameter of the second bowl 3. Each bowl has at least one frictional detent mechanism to engage the adjacently placed bowl.

Abstract: A blade assembly 1 has a body 2 having a top, closed end 3, a bottom end 4 formed with an opening 5 at its end, and an interior chamber 6. A blade 7 having two cutting edges 8, 9 is fixed to the body 2, and it may be insert molded. A motor shaft engagement sleeve 10 has an opening 11 adapted to engage a driven shaft (not shown) of a conventional food processor motor (not shown) in order to transmit torque therefrom in order to rotationally drive the blade 7.

Abstract: A blade assembly 1 has a body 2 having a top, closed end 3, a bottom end 4 formed with an opening 5 at its end, and an interior chamber 6. A blade 7 having two cutting edges 8, 9 is fixed to the body 2, and it may be insert molded. A motor shaft engagement sleeve 10 has an opening 11 adapted to engage a driven shaft (not shown) of a conventional food processor motor (not shown) in order to transmit torque therefrom in order to rotationally drive the blade 7.

Abstract: A lid 1 that is adapted to cover a food processor bowl 2 has a flexible sealing ring assembly 3 that is mounted to a lower surface of the lid 1, along the perimeter. The sealing assembly 3 includes resilient springs 4 that compress and relax in order to provide a downwardly biased force between the sealing assembly 3 and the upper rim 5 of a bowl 2 to which the lid 1 is mounted.

Abstract: A bowl assembly 1 includes a first bowl 2, a second bowl 3, and a third bowl 4. The first bowl 2 has the largest inner diameter of the three. The second bowl 3 has an outer diameter which is less than the inner diameter of the first bowl 2. The third bowl 4 has an outer diameter which is less than the inner diameter of the second bowl 3. Each bowl has at least one frictional detent mechanism to engage the adjacently placed bowl.

Abstract: A food processor bowl 1 has a pouring lip 2, a sidewall 4, a handle 5, a floor 6 and bowl neck 7 with an opening 3. The bowl 1 has an upper rim 8 and pair of hinge slots 9, 10 adapted to receive corresponding hinge pins 17, 18 that are attached to the cover 13. The bowl neck 7 is adapted to receive a driven motor shaft (not shown) through its opening 3. A conventional blade assembly (not shown) is mounted to the driven shaft to rotate therewith in order to chop and mix food product.

Abstract: A magnetic switch for, inter alia, a food processor, wherein, when a cover is locked on a bowl, which in turn is locked to a base, magnets are brought towards a magnetically controlled working contact connected in series in the supply circuit of a motor.

Abstract: A rotatable slicing disc 1 for use in a food processor has a flat disc body 2 having a radially extending gap 3 formed therein and extending generally from a central hub 4 to a circumferential edge 5. A cutting blade 6 having a cutting edge 7 is attached to a blade support arm 8 with a support hub 9. The support hub 9 is telescopically received inside of a hub collar 10 and an adjusting sleeve 13 is mounted to the hub 9 via internal threads so that they may be longitudinally adjusted relative to each other in order to selectively adjust slicing width.

Abstract: A grill apparatus (10) includes a base (12), first and second grills (16, 18) supported by the base (12) with each grill (16, 18) having a grilling surface (16a, 16b) for cooking a food product, and first and second control members (26a, 26b) for independently and selectively controlling the temperature of the grilling surfaces (16a, 16b) of the first and second grills 16, 18) respectively. First and second heating elements (24a, 24b) may be supported by the base (12) and in communication with the first and second grills (16, 18) respectively. The first and second heating elements (24a, 24b) are controlled the first and second control members (24a, 24b) respectively. A release mechanism for releasably securing at least one of the first and second grills (16, 18) to the base (12) may be provided. The release mechanism may include a release member (22) having a latch (34) releasably engageable with the one of the first and second grills (16, 18).

Abstract: A food pusher 1 for pushing food product through a feed chute of a food processor into a bowl of a food processor includes a wall 2, a top surface 3, a bottom surface 4, and a plurality of raised, dome-shaped bumps 5 on said bottom surface 4. The food pusher 1 may include an internal opening 5 at the bottom surface 4 that is formed by an internal tube 6 that may include a secondary pusher or cap (not shown) as is generally known in the art to enable ingredients to be added to a food processor bowl while the pusher 1 is locked in place.

Abstract: A spice grinder appliance 1 comprises a base 2 containing an electric motor 8 and associated drive system, an output shaft with a blade 25 attached thereto, and a removable cover 4 surrounding the blade and creating a chamber for spices or food product to be ground or chopped. The removable bowl and rotatable blade quickly and conveniently couple and de-couple from the drive shaft so that the bowl can be removed from the appliance while the blade remains therein in order to prevent contents from spilling out of the bowl.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a lower housing and an upper housing with the lower housing and the upper housing adapted for relative movement between an open position and a closed position. Lower and upper food preparation plates are respectively mounted to the lower and upper housing. At least one of the lower and the upper food preparation plates is releasable from the respective lower and upper housing. The lower and upper food preparation plates have cooperating cooking surfaces adapted to cook a food product therebetween when the lower and upper housings are in the closed position. Lower and upper heaters are associated with the lower and upper food preparation plates for providing heat to the food product. The cooperating cooking surfaces of the lower and upper food preparation plates include complementary recesses for receiving the food product. The complementary recesses of the cooperating cooking surfaces may be dimensioned to accommodate a sandwich, an annular-shaped donut or a muffin.

Abstract: A griddler apparatus includes a base (12) and a cover (24) with the base (12) and the cover (24) adapted for relative movement between an open position and a closed position, bottom and top grill plates (16, 30) respectively mounted to the base (12) and the cover (24) and having cooperating cooking surfaces adapted to grill a food product therebetween when the base (12) and the cover (24) are in the closed position, bottom and top heaters (18) associated with the bottom and top grill plates (16, 30) for providing heat to the bottom and top grill plates and a single temperature control (20). The single temperature control (20) controls the temperature of the bottom and top heaters (40).