Grinding mechanism for a food waste disposer and method of making the grinding mechanism

A food waste disposer, comprising:

• an upper food conveying section including a first housing forming an inlet for receiving food waste;
• a lower motor section including a motor for imparting rotational movement to a motor shaft;
• and
• a central grinding section disposed between said food conveying section and said motor section, said food conveying section conveying said food waste to said grinding section, said grinding section having a second housing, a shredder plate assembly and a stationary shredder ring, said shredder plate assembly mounted to said motor shaft, said shredder plate assembly having an upper rotating plate and a lower lug support plate, said stationary shredder ring having a plurality of teeth, said stationary shredder ring attached to the second housing, said lower lug support plate having a plurality of fixed shredder lugs to force said food waste against the teeth of said stationary shredder ring to grind said food waste into particulate matter.

A food waste disposer, comprising:

• an upper food conveying section including a first housing forming an inlet for receiving food waste;
• a lower motor section including a motor for imparting rotational movement to a motor shaft;
• and
• a central grinding section disposed between said food conveying section and said motor section, said food conveying section conveying said food waste to said grinding section, said grinding section having a second housing, a shredder plate assembly and a stationary shredder ring, said shredder plate assembly mounted to said motor shaft, said shredder plate assembly having an upper rotating plate and a lower lug support plate, said stationary shredder ring having a plurality of teeth, said stationary shredder ring attached to the second housing, said lower lug support plate having a plurality of fixed shredder lugs to force said food waste against the teeth of said stationary shredder ring to grind said food waste into particulate matter;
• wherein said lower support plate further includes a plurality of pumping fingers.

A food waste disposer, comprising:

• an upper food conveying section including a first housing forming an inlet for receiving food waste;
• a lower motor section including a motor for imparting rotational movement to a motor shaft;
• and
• a central grinding section disposed between said food conveying section and said motor section, said food conveying section conveying said food waste to said grinding section, said grinding section having a second housing, a shredder plate assembly and a stationary shredder ring, said shredder plate assembly mounted to said motor shaft, said shredder plate assembly having an upper rotating plate and a lower lug support plate, said stationary shredder ring having a plurality of teeth, said stationary shredder ring attached to the second housing, said lower lug support plate having a plurality of fixed shredder lugs to force said food waste against the teeth of said stationary shredder ring to grind said food waste into particulate matter;
• wherein said upper rotating plate includes a plurality of under-cutters.