US 12,213,489 B2
Adjustable thickness sheeting device for a food processing device
Lucas B. DeVito, Byron Center, MI (US); Edward Haney, Baroda, MI (US); and Sandip K. Kardile, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/357,313.
Application 16/522,840 is a division of application No. 15/381,647, filed on Dec. 16, 2016, granted, now 10,433,559, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Application 18/357,313 is a continuation of application No. 17/552,760, filed on Dec. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,751,574.
Application 17/552,760 is a continuation of application No. 16/833,812, filed on Mar. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,241,017, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 16/833,812 is a continuation of application No. 16/522,840, filed on Jul. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,653,152, issued on May 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/396,277, filed on Sep. 19, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0016163 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A21C 3/02 (2006.01); A22C 17/00 (2006.01); A47J 17/14 (2006.01); A47J 17/16 (2006.01); B26D 1/02 (2006.01); B26D 1/03 (2006.01); B26D 1/06 (2006.01); B26D 3/11 (2006.01); B26D 3/26 (2006.01); B26D 3/28 (2006.01); B26D 5/02 (2006.01); B26D 5/08 (2006.01); B26D 7/01 (2006.01); B26D 7/02 (2006.01); B26D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A21C 3/02 (2013.01) [A22C 17/0033 (2013.01); A47J 17/14 (2013.01); A47J 17/16 (2013.01); A47J 43/07 (2013.01); B26D 1/02 (2013.01); B26D 1/03 (2013.01); B26D 1/06 (2013.01); B26D 3/11 (2013.01); B26D 3/26 (2013.01); B26D 3/28 (2013.01); B26D 5/02 (2013.01); B26D 5/083 (2013.01); B26D 7/01 (2013.01); B26D 7/02 (2013.01); B26D 2001/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A food processing attachment for a food processing device, the food processing attachment comprising:
a rotational adapter that is positioned within a frame;
a food holder positioned relative to the frame and selectively rotated by the rotational adapter to define a processing space; and
an operable carriage that is configured to receive a blade, the operable carriage adapted to selectively move through the processing space defined proximate the food holder, the operable carriage being biased toward the processing space, wherein the operable carriage is operable between a rest position distal from the processing space, a cutting position defined by the operable carriage moving into the processing space, and a stopping position defined by the operable carriage engaging a portion of the frame, wherein the stopping position prevents further advancing movement of the operable carriage through the processing space, wherein
the operable carriage is guided along a linear path between the rest position, the cutting position, and the stopping position by a linear guide, the linear guide adapted to prevent movement distal from the linear path of the operable carriage; and
the linear guide includes at least one guide shaft that extends through a corresponding aperture defined within the operable carriage.