Food grinder with sharp-edged auger
OwnerUri Kanielinventor
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Abstract
A grinder for grinding meat and vegetables, made from three or fewer parts includes a hollow first tube integrally joined substantially perpendicularly to a hollow second tube at a junction which may be sharp edged and which is defined by a cutout on a top of the first tube adjoining an open end of the second tube. A wall of a distal portion of the first tube has carved therethrough apertures to allow ground food to be extruded. The apertures may have a sharp edge. An auger in the first tube has sharp-edged spiral twists and is configured to move within the hollow first tube. The junction of the tubes may have a sharp edge and/or a sharp-edged projection. The distal portion of the first tube is a modular piece that can be replaced so as to vary a diameter or a taper angle of the apertures.
Claims20
A food grinder for grinding meat and vegetables, comprising:
- a housing that includes a hollow first tube integrally joined substantially perpendicularly to a hollow second tube at a junction defined by a cutout on a top of the first tube adjoining an open end of the second tube,
- wherein a wall of a distal portion of the first tube has carved therethrough a series of apertures that are configured to allow ground food to be extruded through the first tube;
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- an auger having sharp-edged spiral twists and configured to move within the hollow first tube.
A food grinder, comprising:
- a housing including (a) an inlet tube and (b) a grinding and outlet tube, that meet at a substantially L-shaped junction, the junction having a sharp edge;
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- an auger having bladed spiral twists and configured to move within the hollow first tube,
- wherein the grinding and outlet tube has a perforated portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.