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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2020
Vita-mix Management Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Rebecca Hammond, Rocky River, OH (US);
David Kolar, Stow, OH (US);
Vita-Mix Management Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A food processor assembly is disclosed. An example food processor assembly includes an assembly base, a bowl base, a bow, a lid, and a blade storage container. The assembly base includes a rotary input shaft that selectively couples to a coupler of a blender base. The bowl base selectively couples to the assembly base with the rotary input shaft extending through the bowl based. The bowl includes a body and a central column integrally formed with the body though which the rotary input shaft extends. The lid selectively couples to the bowl. The lid includes a feed tube to receive food items. The lid having a first vertical orientation to selectively couple to the bowl and a second vertical orientation to selectively couple to the bowl. The blade storage container selectively couples to the lid when the lid in coupled to the bowl in the second vertical orientation.