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AssigneeChef'n Corporation
InventorsDavid A. Holcomb, Peter A. Ryding, Jason O. Germany
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A mill for grinding a spice or grain material has a grinding mechanism including: a lever mounted for pivotal movement about a lever axis, a grinder bit mounted for rotational movement about a grinder bit rotational axis, the grinder bit rotational axis being at least approximately parallel to the lever axis, and a linkage coupled to the grinder bit and coupled to the lever to transfer pivotal movement from the lever to the grinding bit. The grinder bit may be cylindrical and include a gradated set of teeth. A cam pivots an engagement surface to adjust a spacing between the engagement surface and the grinding bit to select a size of resulting particles.
A mill for grinding a spice or grain material, comprising:
A grinding mechanism for a grinder, comprising:
A grinding mechanism, comprising:
A grinding bit for a spice grinder, comprising:
A spice mill, comprising:
A method of operating a grinding mechanism, comprising:
A method of operating a grinding mechanism, comprising:
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Parts or details: driving mechanisms; Coupling to drives
With other grinding or pulverising members: hand driven
Kitchen equipment
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention is generally related to grinding mechanisms, and more particularly to grinders or mills for grinding materials, such as spices and grain.
2. Description of the Related Art
In the drawings, identical reference numbers identify similar elements or acts. The sizes and relative positions of elements in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. For example, the shapes of various elements and angles are not drawn to scale, and some of these elements are arbitrarily enlarged and positioned to improve drawing legibility. Further, the particular shapes of the elements as drawn are not intended to convey any information regarding the actual shape of the particular elements, and have been solely selected for ease of recognition in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side, top isometric view of a mill for grinding material such as spices or grain.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the mill of FIG. 1, taken through the longitudinal axis of a body of the mill, showing a grinding mechanism including a lever, linkage, grinding bit, engagement member having an engagement surface, and cam, and also showing material to be ground within a chamber formed by the body and ground material exiting the mill.
In the following description, certain specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of various embodiments of the invention. However, one skilled in the art will understand that the invention may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well-known structures associated with mills and grinding mechanisms have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring descriptions of the embodiments of the invention.
Unless the context requires otherwise, throughout the specification and claims which follow, the word “comprise” and variations thereof, such as “comprises” and “comprising” are to be construed in an open, inclusive sense, that is, as “including, but not limiting to.”
The headings provided herein are for convenience only and do not interpret the scope of meaning of the claimed invention.