Improved spice grinder
AssigneeNypro Inc.
InventorsRyan P. Davidson, Randall K. Julian, Jeffrey C. Minnette
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Abstract
A grinder assembly removably connectable to a container of a spice dispenser includes a stationary grinder component and a rotatable grinder component associated with said stationary grinder component to define a grinding chamber between a portion of said stationary grinder component and a portion of said rotatable grinder component. The rotatable grinder component is rotatable relative to said stationary grinder component about a grinding axis. The grinder assembly additionally includes a first feature for coupling the grinder assembly to said container and a second feature movable to selectively decouple the grinder assembly from the container.
Claims20
A grinder assembly removably connectable to a container of a spice dispenser comprising:
- a stationary grinder component;
- and
- a rotatable grinder component associated with said stationary grinder component to define a grinding chamber between a portion of said stationary grinder component and a portion of said rotatable grinder component, wherein said rotatable grinder component is rotatable relative to said stationary grinder component about a grinding axis;
- and
- a first feature for coupling the grinder assembly to said container;
- and
- a second feature movable to selectively decouple the grinder assembly from the container.
A reusable spice dispenser comprising:
- a container having a hollow cavity;
- a grinder assembly removably connectable to said container, said grinder assembly further comprising:
- a stationary grinder component in communication with said hollow cavity;
- a rotatable grinder component rotatable relative to said stationary grinder component about a grinding axis;
- a first feature for coupling the grinder assembly to said container;
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- a second feature movable to selectively decouple the grinder assembly from the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.