FOOD PROCESSOR WITH DICING TOOL
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1. A food processor comprising:
- a receptacle configured to receive processed food;
a food guide configured to receive food for processing and in communication with the receptacle to at least partially define a food processing path from the food guide to the receptacle;
a frame having a first compartment located within the food processing path and a second compartment located out of the food processing path; and
at least one dicing element configured to be received by both of the first and second compartments and having multiple elements defining multiple dicing openings through which the food may pass;
wherein when the dicing element is received in the first compartment, the dicing element dices food passing through the food processing path, and when the dicing element is received in the second compartment, the dicing element is stored out of the food processing path.
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Abstract
A food processor defining a food processing path comprises a frame having a first compartment located within the food processing path and a second compartment located out of the food processing path and at least one dicing element configured to be received in both of the first and second compartments. When the dicing element is received in the first compartment, the dicing element dices food passing through the food processing path, and when the dicing element is received in the second compartment, the dicing element is stored out of the food processing path.
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1. A food processor comprising:
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a receptacle configured to receive processed food; a food guide configured to receive food for processing and in communication with the receptacle to at least partially define a food processing path from the food guide to the receptacle; a frame having a first compartment located within the food processing path and a second compartment located out of the food processing path; and at least one dicing element configured to be received by both of the first and second compartments and having multiple elements defining multiple dicing openings through which the food may pass; wherein when the dicing element is received in the first compartment, the dicing element dices food passing through the food processing path, and when the dicing element is received in the second compartment, the dicing element is stored out of the food processing path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A food processor comprising:
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a bowl terminating in a lip and at least partially defining a receptacle configured to receive processed food; a lid removably mounted to the bowl, with the bowl and lid collectively forming at least part of a housing in which the receptacle is located; a food chute in communication with the lid to at least partially define a food processing path from the food chute to the receptacle; a frame mounted to at least one of the bowl and lid, the frame having a first compartment located within the food processing path and a second compartment located out of the food processing path; at least one dicing element configured to be received by both of the first and second compartments and having multiple elements defining multiple dicing openings through which the food may pass; wherein the dicing element may be received by the first compartment to dice food passing through the food processing path and the dicing element may be received by the second compartment to store the dicing element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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