Coffee grinder

An apparatus for discharging ground coffee beans comprising:

• a first container for the retention of coffee beans therein, the first container having a first aperture arranged to receive coffee beans therethrough, and an opposing second aperture arranged to dispense coffee beans therethrough;
• a conical burr grinder arranged to grind the coffee beans dispensed through the second aperture of the first container;
• a motor arranged to drive the conical burr grinder, the motor being disposed within the first container and above the conical burr grinder, wherein the positioning of the motor within the first container is such that there is an evenly distributed weight of the coffee beans retained within the first container on the conical burr grinder;
• a motor support portion disposed within and concentric with the first container, the motor support portion being arranged to support the motor directly above the conical burr grinder and to separate the motor from the coffee beans retained within the first container, wherein the motor is centrally positioned within the motor support, and wherein the motor, the motor support and the first container are coaxially aligned;
• and
• the conical burr grinder configured to vertically discharge the ground coffee beans, wherein the motor, the motor support and the first container are axially spaced from the conical burr grinder;
• and
• the apparatus further comprising a second container supported vertically below the conical burr grinder to receive the vertically discharged ground coffee beans from the conical burr grinder;
• and
• the apparatus further comprising a motor shaft partially contained within the motor support and extending through a lower opening of the motor support into the first container.