This application is a continuation of U.S.
The nut chopper of claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of blades is formed with a bore having a shape complementary to the non-circular cross section of the axle. The nut chopper of claim 15, wherein the axle further comprises a non-circular cross section.ġ8. The nut chopper of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of blades is formed as an elongated hexagon having a pair of opposing apexes positioned on opposite sides of the axle.ġ7.
A nut chopper, comprising: a main body having a hopper configured to hold a plurality of nuts and a container positioned below the hopper a grate positioned to support the plurality of nuts in the hopper, the grate having a plurality of slots and a plurality of blades carried on an axle and positioned adjacent the grate for rotational movement of the plurality of blades about the axle and through the grate, each of the plurality of blades being formed as a flat plate having a central bore for supporting the blade on the axle, each of the blades being mounted on the axle to form an angular orientation of the blade on the axle, the angular orientation of each of the plurality of blades being uniformly distributed about the entirety of the circumference of the axle.ġ6. The nut chopper of claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of blades is formed with a bore having a shape complementary to the non-circular cross section of the axle.ġ5. The nut chopper of claim 12, wherein the axle further comprises a non-circular cross section.ġ4. The nut chopper of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of blades is formed as an elongated hexagon having a pair of opposing apexes positioned on opposite sides of the axle.ġ3. The nut chopper of claim 14, wherein the hopper is removable from the container and further wherein the axle and blades are removable from the hopper.ġ2. The nut chopper of claim 4, wherein the grate is positioned between the axle and the container.ġ1. The nut chopper of claim 4, further comprising volumetric markings formed on the container.ġ0. The nut chopper of claim 8, wherein the plurality of blades comprises 6 blades and the set of blade halves comprises 12 blade halves, each one of the 12 blade halves being angularly offset from a next adjacent blade half by an angle of 30 degrees.ĩ. The nut chopper of claim 5, wherein the main body is invertible whereby the container is configured to hold the plurality of nuts in the inverted position and in the inverted position the plurality of blades is configured to pass through the plurality of nuts and the plurality of slots when the axle is rotated.Ĩ. The nut chopper of claim 4, wherein the axle is rotatable in both a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction.ħ. The nut chopper of claim 4, further comprising a neck formed at a juncture between the hopper and the container, the grate being seated in the neck.Ħ. The nut chopper of claim 3, wherein the first slot width extends for a first half of the slot length and the second slot width extends for a second half of the slot length.ĥ. The nut chopper of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of slots includes a length in a direction parallel to a plane defined by a corresponding one of the plurality of blades, each of the plurality of slots further having a first slot width defined over a first portion of the slot and a second slot width over a second portion of the slot, the first slot width being greater than the second slot width.Ĥ.
NUT CHOPPER MANUAL
The nut chopper of claim 1, further comprising a crank and a handle secured to the axle for enabling manual rotational movement of the axle.ģ. A nut chopper, comprising: a main body having a hopper configured to hold a plurality of nuts and a container positioned below the hopper a grate positioned to support the plurality of nuts in the hopper, the grate having a plurality of slots and a plurality of blades carried on an axle and positioned adjacent the grate for rotational movement of the plurality of blades about the axle and through the grate, each of the plurality of blades having a first blade half and a second blade half positioned on opposite sides of the axle, the plurality of blades forming a set of first blade halves and second blade halves, the set of blade halves being uniformly angularly distributed about the entirety of the circumference of the axle whereby half of the blade halves within the set of blade halves are positioned below the grate and half of the set of blade halves are positioned above the grate at each rotational position of the axle.Ģ. The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:ġ.
0 kommentar(er)
