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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328864 | Electric grating food processor and grater plate An electric grating food processor including a food material receiving section 18 that has an opening in its upper part and receives processed food materials therein, a cylindrical food material charging section 68 that has a lower end opening at its l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318558 | Devices and systems for cutting food and products originally in block form A refillable cutting container device is described for whole block food products to be dispensed in the grated, shredded or flake form, of the type comprising: a container body suitable for receiving a food product in the form of one or more whole blocks; a cutting ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7226012 | Grater disc The present invention discloses an improved grater disc having a plurality of grater holes on a disc and at least one grater blade with an angle not less than 90 degrees protruded from the periphery of each grater hole. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201338 | Frozen beverage blender A frozen beverage blender equipped with an ice cutting mechanism including an upright machine frame mounted on a base structure, an upper hood horizontally mounted on the upper portion of the machine frame to be detachable downwardly, the upper hood having a downwar... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7150214 | Vegetable cutter A vegetable chopper (10) includes a lower housing part (14), which has a knife (16) on its underside and receives a rotatable inner body with a chopping grid (20), the inner body (18) being fillable with the vegetable. Vegetable ch... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7004414 | Blade for food processors A blade for food processors is provided on at least one surface with a plurality of spaced cutting teeth, which are slantingly or perpendicularly projected from the surface of the blade. Each of the cutting teeth includes a substantially pyramidal projection and a s... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945486 | Rotary kitchen garlic tool In accordance with the present invention an innovative garlic tool consists of a set of two disc-shaped presser units having respective male and female rotary grating means comprising a row of protruding grater elements each. Unpeeled garlic cloves are placed betwee... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6752340 | Garlic processor A garlic processor for processing a garlic clove having a husk includes a motor having a spindle, a cutting disk, disposed on the spindle and having cutting surfaces, and a cover, having a bottom opening, configured to removably mount with the bottom opening surroun... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6415711 | Cheese shredder apparatus Improvements are provided in an apparatus and a method for shredding blocks of cheese. The apparatus includes an elongated cheese chamber having an open side face for the admission of a block of cheese, which is urged into the elongated cheese chamber by ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6315224 | Grater and method of making a grating device A cheese grating plate having a plurality of staggered rows of apertures, each aperture formed by fitting an insert into a hole or pushing a member into the hole, the aperture having a sharp raised edge around a substantial portion of at least one end of ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5983769 | Apparatus for high capacity rotary cheese shredding An apparatus for shredding cheese is disclosed which is capable of producing relatively precise square cross-section cheese shreds of a desired length. The apparatus is capable of simultaneously shredding multiple cheese blocks for high capacity cheese sh... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5967434 | Apparatus for grating cheese and the like An apparatus for grating or shredding cheese or like foodstuff, or for storing it in a ready-to-grate or -shred condition. A container is provided within which cheese, or like foodstuff, is mounted or stored on a spring-loaded plate, being captured at the... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5931397 | Rotary grating device A device is disclosed for efficiently grating and dispensing blocks of hand soap, comprising a housing and soap grating mechanism. The housing includes a tubular feed tower, a hollow cage and a funnel which collectively define a laterally enclosed passage... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5904304 | Apparatus and method for fiberizing solid wood blocks An apparatus (10) having a rotating fiberizing disc (26, 226 or 326) for fiberizing wood blocks (100) to produce fibrous elements is described. The apparatus includes a housing (12) within which is mounted the disc. The disc is provided with a series of r... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5660341 | Rotary grater An improved hand-held, hand-crank operated rotary drum-type grater for cheese and the like is provided. The grater is adapted to incorporate molded plastic or metal components but preferably utilizes a cage-type drum body having a cylindrical surface defi... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5651506 | Multi-compartment condiment grinder A multi-compartment condiment grinder which comprises a cylindrical enclosing housing, preferably transparent, which is divided into a plurality of separate compartments. Each compartment is designed to be filled with a type of condiment with there normal... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5537918 | Juice extracting device A juicing device having a rotating disk with a plurality of protrusions is used to pierce and squeeze the juice from a fruit. The disk is rotated within an enclosure having an access port on top and a conduit near the bottom for diverting the juice into a... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5363755 | Combination of utensils A combination of utensils including a table defining an upperside and an underside. The upperside of the table defines a first recess, a second recess, a cutout being in communication with the first and second recesses, a third recess and two shaft-receiv... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5312054 | Food grater A food grater is disclosed comprising an inverted V-shaped freestanding frame defined by first and second panel members (4,6) pivotally joined at upper ends. The panels fold into a parallel orientation for storage and expand into a freestanding orientatio... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5267698 | Coconut grinder A mechanical device to be used for removing coconut meat from coconut shell consisting of a serrated edge and a clamping device that will be attached to a stationary flat surface and will hold the tool in an upright position. The serrated edge will be use... | 12/07/1993 |
| 4928893 | Food processor A food processor includes a hollow shredder member having food cutting elements, an open mouth container removably insertable within the shredder member for collecting food processed by the cutting elements and a hollow handle member for guiding food into... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4781564 | Apparatus for reforming soap bars The disclosed apparatus defines a soap press component and a grinding component, operatively associated with one another. The grinding component has an inlet for receiving small soap bars or end pieces, and means for grinding them up to even finer pieces ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4673135 | Fruit shredding apparatus A fruit shredding apparatus comprises fruit shredding means for shredding fruits, and fruit conveying and pressing means for conveying and pressing the fruits toward the fruit shredding means. The fruit shredding means in turn comprises a generally planar... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4572443 | Meat shredder A meat-shredding apparatus to be used in the preparation of filling for sandwiches, tacos, burritos and the like, which comprises a comminuting surface, having vertical parallel rows of sharpened teeth, slideably mounted on side rails secured to an inclin... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4546928 | Food processor A food processor has a container, a guide member having an upper surface on which a vegetable or a fruit is slided reciprocatingly, a semi-tubular connecting member connecting the container to the guide member, and a hollor rectangular parallelepiped fram... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4311283 | Condiment grater A condiment grater suitable for grating condiment such as nutmeg and for storing such condiment. The device includes a holder device which holds the condiment and a cranking mechanism such that the condiment can be rotatably driven against a stationary bl... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4280666 | Hand held granulator A hand held granulator for peppercorns, salt, nuts, spices, foliage greens and the like with storage of unground and ground material. A first cylindrical container portion with removable cap stores unground material and a second cylindrical container port... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4243184 | Cutting board A cutting board for use in chopping or cutting food articles is adapted to fit over a sink and particularly fit between the bowls of a double sink with supporting means that is adjustable to fit different sizes of sinks. The board includes a grating devic... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4227655 | Rotary food processing tool having offset hub A rotary food processing tool is provided for use in a food processor of the type including a housing containing an electric motor drive, a bowl mountable on the housing for enclosing the tool, said tool being rotated by said motor drive, and a removable ... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4199112 | Processor and bidirectional cutting disc In a food processor with a power base and lid-covered bowl, a cutting disc is rotated by a shaft extending into and terminating in the bowl, and structure is provided to reverse the shaft rotation on selection. In this general arrangement, an improvement ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4186543 | Food processor A versatile food preparing machine which includes various attachments for selectively processing many different kinds of foods. The machine is characterized by incorporating a bottomless hopper and a food support pad for restingly supporting the food at v... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4082230 | Cheese grater and container A base member which may be cylindrical in form has a central post extending therefrom. Surrounding the central post is a tray having a ring running around its edge which forms a perimeter for the tray. Extending up from the tray are a plurality of spikes ... | 04/04/1978 |
| 3931900 | Peeler and grater apparatus The knives on the surface of a peeler and grater disc for a vegetable peeling machine are formed from portions of the disc and are integral therewith. The knives are arranged in generally spiral rows from the center of the disc. Upturned reinforcing lips ... | 01/13/1976 |
