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A food processor has a main body (10) with a base member (12) extending laterally. A bowl (16) sits on the base member (12) and a one-piece drive shaft (18) extends up through the bowl. A hollow lid (32) fits on the bowl (16) and the upper part of the drive shaft (18) is positioned in the lid space.

A food processor has a main body (10) with a base member (12) extending laterally. A bowl (16) sits on the base member (12) and a one-piece drive shaft (18) extends up through the bowl. A hollow lid (32) fits on the bowl (16) and the upper part of the drive shaft (18) is positioned in the lid space. A chopping or S blade (26) fits on the lower part of the drive shaft (18) is positioned in the lid space. A chopping or S blade (26) fits on the lower part of the shaft. A slicer shredder disc (40) and a displacement disc (46), can be positioned at the upper part of the shaft. Access to a delivery chute (36) on the lid is provided by a removable gate (50). The only removable parts of the food processor are the S blade, the slicer/shredder disc, the displacement disc and the removable gate.

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1. A food processor, comprising: a drive unit comprising a housing including a base member and a motor housing; said base member extending laterally of said motor housing for mounting a bowl; a bowl positioned on said base member; orientation indicators on said base member and on said bow

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A food processor, comprising: a drive unit comprising a housing including a base member and a motor housing; said base member extending laterally of said motor housing for mounting a bowl; a bowl positioned on said base member; orientation indicators on said base member and on said bowl to indicate how to orient said bowl on said base member; a closure lid fitting on said bowl, said lid having a feed tube; a drive shaft extending upwardly from said base member through said bowl and into engagement with said closure lid, said drive shaft having lower cooperating engaging surfaces at a lower part thereof and upper cooperating engaging surfaces at an upper part thereof; a lower cutter positioned over said drive shaft, said cutter having a hollow drive shaft and cooperating engaging surfaces on the interior of said hollow drive shaft at a lower end for driving engagement with said lower cooperating engaging surfaces of said drive shaft; a disc cutter for positioning on said upper part of said drive shaft, said disc cutter having cooperating engaging surfaces for engaging said upper cooperating engaging surfaces of said drive shaft; first cooperating frictionally engaging formations on said lid and an upper section of said bowl for releasably locking said lid to said bowl, and second cooperating frictionally engaging formations on a lower section of said bowl and said base member for releasably locking said bowl to said base member, and an interlock means responsive to the engagement of said bowl and said lid to permit supply of power to a drive motor for said processor. 2. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein said interlock is responsive to the locking of said bowl on said base member and said bowl and said lid.3. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein said processor further includes orientation indicators on said lid and said bowl to indicate how to orient said lid on said bowl.4. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bowl includes a handle, said handle including said orientation indicators to indicate how to orient said bowl on said base member and said lid on said bowl.5. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein said frictionally engaging formations on said base member and the lower section of said bowl are positioned to permit two alternative rotational orientations of said bowl relative to said base member.6. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein said drive shaft comprises a one-piece shaft, said shaft separately mounting in a spaced-apart manner each of said lower cutter, and said disc cutter.7. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, including a panel member pivotally associated with said base member, said panel member being retractably mounted in association with said base member.8. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, including a signal indicator for indicating correct engagement of said bowl and said lid.9. A food processor as claimed in claim 8, wherein said signal indicator comprises a light and said signal indicator is actuated, when electric power is supplied to said processor, upon correct engagement of both of said bowl and said lid, and said bowl and said base member.10. A food processor as claimed in claim 8, said lid including a discharge chute and further including a gate member, said gate member being removable to open access to said delivery chute.11. A food processor as claimed in claim 10, further including a displacement disc mountable between said disc cutter and said lower cutter, for expulsion of processed material through said delivery chute.12. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, including a power cord, said cord being extractable from and retractable into the base of said body member.13. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, said lower engaging surfaces of said drive shaft and said engaging surfaces on the interior of said hollow drive shaft forming a helix, said helix being arranged to urge said lower cutte r in a downward direction during operation of the processor.14. In a food processor having a drive unit comprising a housing including a base member and a motor housing, said base member extending laterally and mounting a bowl, a closure lid for said bowl, said lid having a feed tube; a drive shaft extending upwardly from said base member; a cutter positioned on said drive shaft, said lid and said bowl being releasably engageable together, said bowl and said base member being releasably engageable together, and wherein said processor includes an interlock responsive to the engagement of said bowl and said lid to said base member to permit supply of power to a drive motor for said processor, the improvement wherein said processor includes a signal indicator for indicating correct engagement of said lid with said bowl. 15. A food processor as claimed in claim 14, wherein said bowl and said lid include first orientation indicators to indicate how said lid should be oriented on said bowl, and said bowl and said base member include second orientation indicators to indicate how said bowl should be oriented on said base.16. In a food processor having a drive unit comprising a housing including a base member and a motor housing, said base member extending laterally and mounting a bowl, a closure lid for said bowl, said lid having a feed tube; a drive shaft extending upwardly from said base member; a cutter positioned on said drive shaft, said lid and said bowl being releasably engageable together, said bowl and said base member being releasably engageable together, and wherein said processor includes an interlock responsive to the engagement of said bowl and said lid to said base and to said lid to said bowl member to permit supply of power to a drive motor for said processor, the improvement wherein said processor includes a light indicator for indicating correct alignment of said lid with said bowl, and said bowl with said base member. 17. A food processor as claimed in claim 16, includes a pivotally mounted panel member, said panel member being retractable relative to said base member for storage.18. A food processor as claimed in claim 16, wherein said light indicator is operative in association with said interlock.19. A food processor as claimed in claim 16, wherein said light indicator is actuatable upon correct locking engagement of both of said bowl and said lid, and said bowl and said base member, said light indicator being connected to said interlock.20. A food processor as claimed in claim 16, wherein said drive shaft comprises a one-piece drive shaft, said drive shaft having two spaced-apart mounts for separately mounting and storing in said bowl a lower cutter and a disc cutter.21. A food processor as claimed in claim 20, further including a displacement disc, said shaft having a third mount for mounting and storing said displacement disc in said bowl between said mounts for said lower cutter and said disc cutter.22. A food processor as claimed in claim 16, including a power cord extending from the base of said body member, said cord being extractable from and retractable into said base of said body member.23. A food processor as claimed in claim 20, said processor including a lower cutter and a disc cutter, and wherein said drive shaft has a lower cooperating helix at a lower part thereof, said lower cutter being mounted on said drive shaft and having a hollow shaft provided with a corresponding lower cooperating helix engageable with said helix of said drive shaft, said helixes being arranged to urge said lower cutter in a downward direction during operation of the processor.24. In a food processor having a drive unit comprising a housing including a base member and a motor housing, a bowl mountable on said base member, a closure lid for said bowl, said lid having a feed tube; a drive shaft extending upwardly from said base member; a cutter positioned on said drive shaft, said lid and said bowl being releasably engageab le together, and said bowl being releasably engageable with said base member, the improvement wherein said processor includes a retractable panel mounted on said base member, said panel being pivotally mounted for extension and retraction relative to said base member. 25. A food processor as claimed in claim 24, wherein said panel is mounted beneath said base member and is pivotable from beneath said base member from a storage position to a use position adjacent said base member.26. A food processor as claimed in claim 24, wherein said panel member includes indicia thereon.27. A food processor as claimed in claim 26, wherein said indicia comprise operating instructions.28. A food processor as claimed in claim 24, wherein said panel includes a stop to limit the pivotable movement of said panel when in an extended position.29. A food processor as claimed in claim 24, wherein said processor includes a signal indicator actuatable upon correct engagement of both of said bowl and said lid, and said bowl and said base member.30. A food processor as claimed in claim 24, wherein said processor includes a lower cutter and a disc cutter, and wherein said drive shaft comprises a one-piece drive shaft, said drive shaft having two spaced-apart mounts for separately mounting and storing in said bowl said lower cutter and said disc cutter.31. A food processor as claimed in claim 30, further including a displacement disc, said shaft having a third mount for mounting and storing said displacement disc in said bowl between said mounts for said lower cutter and said disc cutter.32. A food processor as claimed in claim 24, including a power cord extending from the base member, said cord being extractable from and retractable into said base member.33. A food processor as claimed in claim 24, wherein said drive shaft has a lower cooperating helix at a lower part thereof, said cutter being mounted on said drive shaft and having a hollow drive shaft provided with a corresponding lower cooperating helix engageable with said helix of said drive shaft, said helixes being arranged to urge said cutter in a downward direction during operation of the processor.34. In a food processor having a drive unit comprising a housing including a base member and a motor housing, a bowl mountable on said base member, a closure lid for said bowl, said lid having a feed tube, a drive shaft extending upwardly from said base member; a lower cutter and a food processing disc positioned on said drive shaft, said lid and said bowl being releasably engageable together, the improvement wherein said processor includes a one piece drive shaft extending upwardly from said base member, said drive shaft having two spaced-apart mounts for mounting and storing said lower cutter and said food processing disc in said bowl. 35. A food processor as defined in claim 34, said processor including a displacement disc, said drive shaft including a third mount for mounting and storing said displacement disc between said lower cutter and said food processing disc.36. A food processor as defined in claim 35, wherein said lid includes a bushing, and wherein said drive shaft includes an upper end rotatably received within said bushing of said lid.37. A food processor as defined in claim 35, wherein said mounts for said lower cutter and said food processing disc comprise spaced-apart stepped shoulders on said drive shaft.38. A food processor as defined in claim 34, wherein said processor includes a signal indicator for indicating correct alignment of said bowl with said closure lid.39. A food processor as defined in claim 34, including an interlock responsive to the engagement of said bowl and said lid to permit supply of power to a drive motor for said processor.40. A food processor as defined in claim 34, wherein said processor includes a retractable panel mounted for extension and retraction relative to said body member.41. A food processor as defined in claim 36, wherein said upper end of said sh aft includes a metal bearing rotatable within said bushing of said lid.42. A food processor as claimed in claim 16, wherein said motor housing includes control means for said motor on the top of said housing, said indicator light being mounted in said motor housing at said top together with said control means.