Back to results
US 2013/0092771 A1Published application
Garlic press
AssigneeProgressive International Corporation
InventorsJennifer Cotter, Lance Hood, Joshua Stewart, Scott Jarnagin
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A garlic press includes a ratchet body pivotally connected to a main body and biased away from the main body. A pusher is coupled to a ratchet rack, with a pawl engaging the ratchet rack to incrementally urge the pusher downward through the ratchet body and toward a grid of blades. A slicing blade attached to the main body slices bits of garlic pushed through the grid of blades.
Claims20
A garlic press, comprising:
- a ratchet body having an outer housing defining an interior space sized and configured to receive a clove of garlic;
- a grid of blades spanning the interior space;
- a pusher positioned within the housing for axial movement toward the grid of blades, the pusher being coupled to a ratchet rack;
- a main body pivotally attached to the ratchet body for pivotal movement of the main body with respect to the ratchet body;
- and
- a pawl attached to the main body, the pawl positioned on the main body to engage the ratchet rack when the ratchet body is pivotally moved toward the main body;
- whereby pivotal movement of the main body with respect to the ratchet body causes the pawl to engage the ratchet rack and thereby move the pusher axially toward the grid of blades, pushing the clove of garlic through the grid of blades.
4 more elements
A garlic press, comprising:
- a ratchet body formed by a housing;
- a grid of blades supported by the ratchet body;
- a pusher carried by the housing for axial movement toward the grid of blades;
- a main body pivotally attached to the ratchet body for pivotal movement of the main body with respect to the ratchet body;
- a ratchet rack formed on one of the pusher or the main body;
- a pawl attached to the other of the pusher or the main body, the pawl being positioned to engage the ratchet rack when the ratchet body is pivotally moved toward the main body;
- whereby pivotal movement of the main body with respect to the ratchet body causes the pawl to engage the ratchet rack and thereby move the pusher axially toward the grid of blades.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.