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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Progressive International Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Kent, Seattle, WA (US);
Sascha Kaposi, Tacoma, WA (US);
Assignee:
Progressive International Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 42/00 (2006.01); B02C 4/08 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01); B02C 18/16 (2006.01); A47J 42/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/07 (2013.01); B02C 18/16 (2013.01); A47J 42/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nut chopper includes an upper hopper, a lower container, and a grate positioned between the hopper and container. A series of parallel blades supported on an axle and coupled to a crank is positioned so that the blades may be rotated through the grate. As the blades pass through the grate, they chop the nuts that are in the path of the blades. Once individual nuts are chopped into sizes that are smaller than the width of the openings formed in the grate, the chopped portions will fall through the grate and into the container.