Food grater

A food grater comprising:

• an inverted V-shaped freestanding frame having vertically oriented first and second panel members pivotally joined at upper ends and having divergent lower ends for supporting the frame on a work surface, the frame panel members folding into a mutually parallel orientation for storage and expanding into a freestanding orientation for use;
• at least one of the panel members having outwardly directed food grating blade means located on an outward surface of the one panel member to intercept and grate food passing downwardly over the outward surface;
• the panel members each having opposite sidewalls extending from the upper end toward the lower end, one of the panel members having socket apertures extending through the sidewalls at the upper end and the opposite second panel member having boss members protruding therefrom at said first end for residence within the socket apertures;
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• the boss members and socket apertures are defined by complimentarily beveled sidewalls, and opposing boss members and socket aperture sidewalls inhibiting removal of the boss members from their respective socket aperture.

A food grater comprising:

• an inverted V-shaped freestanding frame having vertically oriented first and second panel members pivotally joined at upper ends and having divergent lower ends for supporting the frame on a work surface, the frame panel members folding into a mutually parallel orientation for storage and expanding into a freestanding orientation for use;
• at least one of the panel members having outwardly directed food grating blade means located on an outward surface of the one panel member to intercept and grate food passing downwardly over the outward surface;
• the food grating blade means comprising a plurality of rows of cutting projections forming a cutting projection array having a width and a length dimension, and the cutting projections extending outward from the outward surface of said one panel, and wherein the rows of cutting projections are spaced such that a surface of food having a width less than or equal the cutting projection array width and passing thereacross is encountered at all points by at least one cutting blade projection;
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• the cutting projection array forms a series of arrows which point in an intended direction in which food is to be passed.

A food grater comprising:

• a freestanding frame having spaced apart and vertically freestanding first and second panel members defining therebetween a chamber;
• at least one of the panel members having outwardly directed food grating blade means located on an outward surface of the one panel member to intercept and grate food passing across the outward surface, and aperture means therethrough from an inside surface to the outward surface, oriented to the blade means to pass grated food fragments from the outward surface to the inside surface;
• a food collection container positionable between the first and second panel members in said chamber and having a bottom and sides and an open top positionable against the inside surface of the one panel member to receive and collect the food fragments;
• and releasable attachment means for securing the container against the one panel member inside surface and selectively releasing the container therefrom for removal from said chamber.