Manually-operated garlic grater

Details Manually-operated garlic grater Manually-operated garlic grater

2000-06-26

2001-06-12

Simone, Timothy F. (Department: 1761)

Solid material comminution or disintegration

Apparatus

Comminuting surface provided with openings to permit...

C099S495000, C099S510000, C241S100000, C241S169100, C241S273300

Reexamination Certificate

active

06244529

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a kitchen utensil. More specifically, it relates to a manually-operated garlic grater for use to peel off and grate cloves of garlic or other similar products, such as small onions.
b) Brief Description of the Prior Art
To obtain garlic juice and gratings for spicing or flavoring a food preparation, it is of common practice to take a clove of garlic, to peel off the skin of the clove with a knife, and then either to chop the peeled clove with the knife or to grate it with a flat grate.
Garlic presses are also known, comprising a small container provided with a perforated bottom, in which a clove of garlic previously peeled off can be inserted and pressed with a handle. The clove that is so pressed is crushed and converted into juice and gratings while it passes through the perforations at the bottom of the casing.
In both cases, it is compulsory to peel off the cloves prior to processing them. It is also compulsory to use a knife or a scraper to collect the gratings that stick onto the bottom of the grate or the perforated bottom of the garlic press, because of their moisture content.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a manually-operated garlic grater which is very easy to use and very efficient to grate cloves of garlic.
Another object of the invention is to provide a manually-operated garlic grater which is compact in size and made of a few pieces easy to assemble and separate, thereby making its use and cleaning easy to carry out.
In accordance with the invention, these objects are achieved with a manually-operated garlic grater comprising a casing defining a tubular cavity having an inner wall, a lateral opening and a pair of opposite open ends.
A handle is removably mounted in a rotatable manner onto the casing on top of one of the open ends of the tubular cavity. A hollow grating drum is rigidly connected to the handle so as to be rotated therewith. This drum extends within the tubular cavity when the handle is mounted onto the casing and comprises a cylindrical wall with punched holes defining outwardly projecting cutting teeth, this wall extending at a short distance away from the inner wall of the tubular cavity. As can be understood, the handle and hollow grating drum altogether form one piece.
A base is removably mounted onto the casing on top of the other one of the open ends of the tubular cavity. A wiper is rigidly connected to the base. This wiper extending radially within the drum when the base is mounted on the casing and bearing against the cylindrical wall of the drum to wipe the cylindrical wall when the drum is rotated. As can be understood, the base and wiper altogether form another one-piece.
Last of all, a door is pivotally mounted onto the casing so as to be manually foldable onto the lateral opening of the tubular cavity of the casing. This door has an inner surface acting as a pusher to press a glove of garlic to be grated through the lateral opening against the grating drum.


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