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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Michael P. Conti, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Thomas Gillette, Stevensville, MI (US);
David J. Gushwa, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Duane M. Kobos, Laporte, IN (US);
Anthony Roberts, Granger, IN (US);
Nicholas Stuart, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly is positionable between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses. The food processor includes an adjustment assembly operable to move the cutting assembly between the plurality of cutting positions. The adjustment assembly includes a user-operated control device that is secured to the cutting assembly. The user-operated control device extends through a slot defined in the removable lid such that an upper end of the user-operated control device is positioned outside of the processing chamber.