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US 12,426,743 B2Granted
Cheese grater hoppers, apparatuses and methods of using the same
AssigneeReddyMade LLC
InventorAdam Lewandowski
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Abstract
Industrial cheese grater or shredder hoppers and/or apparatuses comprise, for example, an input aperture for adding cheese for grating or shredding thereof configured to accommodate at least two standard blocks of cheese. Moreover, a safety bar mechanism allows for safe use of the cheese grater or shredder apparatus.
Claims20
A cheese grater or shredder hopper configured to be disposed on a body comprising a blade configured to rotate and grate or shred blocks of cheese comprising:
- a plunger comprising a head disposed above the input aperture;
- an input aperture;
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- a path leading from the input aperture to the blade,
- wherein the input aperture and the path leading from the input aperture to the blade is sized and shaped to allow two or more standard blocks of cheese to traverse therethrough to the blade, wherein each of the standard blocks of cheese has cross-sectional dimensions of at least 3.5 inches by 3.5 inches,
- the cheese grater or shredder hopper further comprising a safety bar disposed adjacent the input aperture, wherein the safety bar is configured to cause the plunger and the head to move away from the input aperture when the safety bar is moved.
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A cheese grater or shredder hopper configured to be disposed on a body comprising a blade configured to rotate and grate or shred blocks of cheese comprising:
- an input aperture, wherein the input aperture is configured to receive blocks of cheese and to lead the blocks of cheese to the blade within the body;
- a plunger comprising a head disposed above the input aperture, wherein the plunger is configured to descend and the head is configured to fit within the input aperture to press the blocks of cheese into the blade;
- a controller for causing the plunger and the head to move toward the input aperture;
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- a safety bar disposed adjacent the input aperture, wherein the safety bar is configured to cause the plunger and the head to move away from the input aperture when the safety bar is moved.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.