Enclosure for food processor
First Claim
1. An enclosure for a food processor, comprising:
- a lower portion for cooperating with a control and/or operational base assembly of a food processor;
a central portion for holding matter to be processed;
an upper portion with one or more openings for receiving said matter into said central portion, wherein said one or more openings are relatively small to allow for the food processor to operate safely without the need to close or cover said one or more openings.
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Abstract
An enclosure for a food processor having a lower portion for cooperating with a control and/or operational base assembly of a food processor, a central portion for holding matter to be processed, an upper portion with one or more openings for receiving the matter into the central portion, and a safety actuator, is provided. The openings being relatively small to allow for the safe operation of the food processor without the need to close or cover said one or more openings. The openings is capable of cooperating with various accessories and/or of facilitating matter being introduced in a variety of different amounts and forms.
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72 Claims
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1. An enclosure for a food processor, comprising:
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a lower portion for cooperating with a control and/or operational base assembly of a food processor;
a central portion for holding matter to be processed;
an upper portion with one or more openings for receiving said matter into said central portion, wherein said one or more openings are relatively small to allow for the food processor to operate safely without the need to close or cover said one or more openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An enclosure for a food processor, comprising:
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a lower portion for cooperating with a control and/or operational base assembly of a food processor;
a central portion for retaining matter to be processed;
an upper portion with an opening for receiving said matter into said central portion, said opening forming a hollow tube or chute with a relatively low profile, wherein said tube or chute extends from said upper portion less than about 4 inches. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. An enclosure for a food processor, comprising:
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a lower portion for cooperating with a control and/or operational base assembly of a food processor;
a central portion for holding matter to be processed;
an upper portion with one or more openings for receiving said matter into said central portion, wherein said one or more openings are in an upper surface of said upper portion and are adjustable to facilitate a variety of different processing operations. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72)
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