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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Lifetime Brands, Inc., Garden City, NY (US);
Inventors:
William Thomas May, Locust Valley, NY (US);
William Edwin Drinkwater, Greenlawn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lifetime Brands, Inc., Garden City, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 15/00 (2006.01); A47J 43/28 (2006.01); B26D 7/08 (2006.01); B26D 3/26 (2006.01); B26D 7/00 (2006.01); B26D 5/10 (2006.01); B26D 7/18 (2006.01); B26D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/28 (2013.01); B26D 7/088 (2013.01); B26D 3/26 (2013.01); B26D 7/00 (2013.01); B26D 5/10 (2013.01); B26D 7/1818 (2013.01); B26D 2001/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A food chopper having an integrated cutting surface for a food chopper is provided. The integrated cutting surface can be incorporated into food chopping compartment of the chopper and may include a window for allowing visual inspection of the chopped food while still within the compartment. The food chopper includes blade mechanism having at least one V-shaped blade and a blade cover/cleaner configured to maintain the at least one V-shaped blade covered from user exposure even when the food chopping compartment is removed from the chopper.