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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Jeffrey T. Mauch, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Jennifer D. O'flynn, Richmond, VA (US);
William D. Starr, Richmond, VA (US);
Francesco Leopoldo Carnevale, Glen Allen, VA (US);
James H. Hallar, Richmond, VA (US);
Jeffrey T. Mauch, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Jennifer D. O'Flynn, Richmond, VA (US);
William D. Starr, Richmond, VA (US);
Francesco Leopoldo Carnevale, Glen Allen, VA (US);
James H. Hallar, Richmond, VA (US);
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Abstract
A lid for a bowl of a food processor for processing a relatively large size or large volume of foodstuff including a top lid wall and a feed tube extending from the top lid wall along a feed axis. The feed tube including an inner feed surface defining a feed cavity and a mouth for accessing the feed cavity. A feed tube lid is movably secured to the mouth of the feed tube. A food pusher is movably mounted to the feed tube lid. The food pusher and feed tube lid cover the mouth of the feed tube when the feed tube lid and food pusher are in a working position. The food pusher is movable relative to the feed tube in first and second directions in the working position. The first direction is generally parallel to the feed axis and the second direction is generally perpendicular to the feed axis.