Food grating lid assembly
AssigneeKraft Foods Group Brands LLC
InventorFrank P. Leigner
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Abstract
A lid assembly for a food storage container includes a grating member removably attachable relative to the container. The grating member includes a grating surface having a plurality of cutting edges and a plurality of apertures configured to permit grated food product to pass therethrough. A drive member is rotatably coupled to the grating member. The drive element is drivingly coupled to an urging element that includes at least one inclined ramp surface. During rotation of the drive element relative to the container, the inclined ramp surfaces of the urging member urge the food product along the grating surface to grate and dispense the food product from the container.
Claims20
A container for grating and dispensing grated cheese comprising:
- a body having a hollow interior;
- a grating member attached relative to the body, the grating member including a grating surface having a plurality of cutting edges and a plurality of apertures configured to permit grated cheese to pass therethrough;
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- a drive member rotatably coupled relative to the grating member on an opposite side thereof from the body and drivingly coupled relative to an urging element disposed in the hollow interior of the body, the urging element having a longitudinal axis of rotation and including at least one inclined ramped surface, the drive member and the urging element being rotatable about the longitudinal axis independently of the grating member such that the ramped surface urges the cheese along the grating surface to grate and dispense the cheese.
A lid assembly for a container having a hollow interior containing a food product, the lid assembly comprising:
- a grating member configured to be removably attached relative to the container, the grating member including a grating surface having a plurality of cutting edges and a plurality of apertures configured to permit grated portions of the food product to pass therethrough;
- a drive member rotatably coupled relative to the grating member;
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- an urging element rotatable relative to the grating member and having a free first end, a second end opposite the first end coupled to the drive member, and a longitudinal axis passing through the first and second ends, the urging element including at least one inclined ramp relative to the grating surface, the at least one ramp and the first end of the urging element being at least partially spaced from the drive member by the grating member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.