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US 8,757,529 B2Granted
Condiment grinder
AssigneeSamson Bright Industrial Company Limited
InventorYu Wing Tang
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Abstract
A condiment grinder which has a body for containing different types of condiment seeds and at least three grinding mechanisms provided at an open end of the body through which condiments ground by the respective grinding mechanisms are to be dispensed. An actuator is provided with the grinder for upon actuation generating a drive that drives the grinding mechanisms via respective transmission paths. A clutch in each of the transmission paths is used to establish and disestablish transmission of the drive via that transmission path, and there is a manually operable selecting mechanism for selecting and operating one of the clutches in order to establish transmission of the drive via the relevant transmission path.
Claims21
A condiment grinder comprising:
- a body for containing different types of condiment seeds;
- at least three grinding mechanisms provided at an open end of the body through which condiments ground by the respective grinding mechanisms are to be dispensed;
- an actuator for, upon actuation, generating a drive that drives the grinding mechanisms via respective transmission paths;
- a clutch in each of the transmission paths for establishing and disestablishing transmission of the drive via that transmission path;
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- a manually operable selecting mechanism for selecting and operating each of the clutches in order to establish transmission of the drive via the respective transmission path, the selecting mechanism comprising a selector and at least three operators where each operator is used for operating a respective clutch;
- wherein:
- each of the operators comprises a first part and a second part together for providing a cam action to translate a motion in a first direction applied by the selector into a motion in a second direction applied to the respective clutch, whereby the clutch is operated;
- and
- the body has a main axis, and the first part is movable by the selector transversely to the main axis and the second part is movable by the first part parallel to the main axis.
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A condiment grinder comprising:
- a body for containing different types of condiment seeds;
- at least three grinding mechanisms provided at an open end of the body through which condiments ground by the respective grinding mechanisms are to be dispensed;
- an actuator for, upon actuation, generating a drive that drives the grinding mechanisms via respective transmission paths;
- a clutch in each of the transmission paths for establishing and disestablishing transmission of the drive via that transmission path;
- and
- a manually operable selecting mechanism for selecting and operating each of the clutches in order to establish transmission of the drive via the respective transmission path, the selecting mechanism comprising a selector and at least three operators where each operator is used for operating a respective clutch;
- wherein the selector is configured to permit movement of a selected one of the operators, thereby allowing the clutch to reach the operating position against a resilient bias.
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A condiment grinder comprising:
- a body for containing different types of condiment seeds;
- at least three grinding mechanisms provided at an open end of the body through which condiments ground by the respective grinding mechanisms are to be dispensed;
- an actuator for, upon actuation, generating a drive that drives the grinding mechanisms via respective transmission paths;
- a clutch in each of the transmission paths for establishing and disestablishing transmission of the drive via that transmission path;
- and
- a manually operable selecting mechanism for selecting and operating each of the clutches in order to establish transmission of the drive via the respective transmission path, the selecting mechanism comprising a selector and at least three operators where each operator is used for operating a respective clutch;
- wherein the selector is configured to be turned relative to the body and move the recess to align with one of the operators.
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A condiment grinder comprising:
- a body for containing different types of condiment seeds;
- at least three grinding mechanisms provided at an open end of the body through which condiments ground by the respective grinding mechanisms are to be dispensed;
- an actuator for, upon actuation, generating a drive that drives the grinding mechanisms via respective transmission paths;
- a clutch in each of the transmission paths for establishing and disestablishing transmission of the drive via that transmission path;
- and
- a manually operable selecting mechanism for selecting and operating each of the clutches in order to establish transmission of the drive via the respective transmission path, the selecting mechanism comprising a selector and at least three operators where each operator is used for operating a respective clutch;
- wherein the selector and the body are in inter-engagement by inter-engageable parts to define a plurality of predetermined angular positions for the selecting mechanism relative to the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.