Grater

Details Grater Grater

2000-03-31

2002-07-02

Ostrager, Allen (Department: 3725)

Solid material comminution or disintegration

Apparatus

Comminuting surface provided with openings to permit...

C241S169100, C241S273100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06412717

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a grater and more particularly to a grater for grating food.
Graters for grating food are well known. Examples of food graters, such as cheese graters and the like, are disclosed in GB 704,503, GB 245,367, GB 1,161,257 and GB 2,293,754. These graters are not entirely satisfactory since their design is overly complicated and expensive to manufacture. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to seek to provide a simple and cheap way to manufacture a food grater.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention provides a grater for grating food comprising a container for housing food to be grated, the container having an inner surface with a non-circular cross-section, the inner surface inhibiting rotation of the food to be held in the container, and a substantially circular grating portion for grating food held in the container, the arrangement being such that the extremities of the non-circular inner surface lie on the periphery of the circular grating portion, the circular grating portion being adapted to rotate relative to the container.
It is particularly advantageous to provide a disposable food grater or a disposable container for a food grater. Accordingly, another aspect of the present invention provides a disposable food container for use with a food grater embodying the present invention.
These and other features, advantages and objects of the present invention will be further understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art by reference to the following specification, claims and appended drawings.


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