Modular shredder ring for implementation in waste disposer and related method
AssigneeInsinkerator LLC
InventorBrandon R. Blanke
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Abstract
A food waste disposer includes a housing, a plate, and a shredder. The housing has a food conveying section, a motor section, and a grinding section positioned between the food conveying section and the motor section. The plate is positioned within the grinding section and is rotatable about a central axis. The shredder has an annular support extending circumferentially around the central axis and a plurality of shredder plates coupled to the annular support. Each of the shredder plates is respectively positioned along respective different portions of an inner circumferential surface of the annular support. Each of the shredder plates includes one or more contacting formations for comminuting food scraps.
Claims20
A food waste disposer comprising:
- a housing having a food conveying section, a motor section, and a grinding section positioned between the food conveying section and the motor section;
- a plate positioned within the grinding section and rotatable about a central axis;
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- a shredder having an annular support extending circumferentially around the central axis and a plurality of shredder plates coupled to the annular support, wherein each of the shredder plates is respectively positioned along respective different portions of an inner circumferential surface of the annular support and each of the shredder plates includes one or more contacting formations for comminuting food scraps.
A modular shredder ring for a waste disposer comprising:
- an annular support structure;
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- a plurality of shredders coupled to the annular support structure, wherein each of the shredders is respectively positioned along respective different portions of a radially-inwardly-facing surface of the annular support structure and each of the shredders includes one or more contacting formations for comminuting food scraps.
A food waste disposer comprising:
- a housing defining an internal cavity;
- an annular ring positioned within the internal cavity;
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- a plurality of shredders, each positioned on a radially inward facing surface of the annular ring and having radially inward facing contact formations operable to contact and shred food materials within the internal cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.