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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
William Gregory Book, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Benjamin Booth Edinger, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Zachary Davidson Graves, Norton Shores, MI (US);
Michael A. Johnson, West Olive, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/06 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/0608 (2013.01); A47J 43/07 (2013.01); B26D 2210/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A food processor assembly includes a receptacle for receiving food therein, a lid configured to selectively cover the receptacle and having a chute for conveying food into the receptacle, and a pusher assembly configured to push food through the chute and into the receptacle. The pusher assembly includes a pusher body and a spring that biases the pusher body relative to the lid to urge movement of the pusher body within the chute toward the receptacle.