CA2998212A1 - Cheese grater - Google Patents

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CA2998212A1
CA2998212A1 CA2998212A CA2998212A CA2998212A1 CA 2998212 A1 CA2998212 A1 CA 2998212A1 CA 2998212 A CA2998212 A CA 2998212A CA 2998212 A CA2998212 A CA 2998212A CA 2998212 A1 CA2998212 A1 CA 2998212A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47JKITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J43/00Implements for preparing or holding food, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • A47J43/25Devices for grating
    • A47J43/255Devices for grating with grating discs or drums
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26DCUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/12Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis
    • B26D1/25Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member
    • B26D1/26Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut
    • B26D1/28Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut and rotating continuously in one direction during cutting

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Abstract

A grating device for grating a substantially solid product capable of being grated, the grating device including a first housing being positioned, shaped and shaped for encasing the product to be grated, a second housing operatively connectable to the first housing, the second housing having a loading section being configured for receiving the product to be grated, a grating drum rotatably mountable about the second housing, and being positioned, shaped and sized for grating the product from the loading section of the second housing via a rotation of the grating drum against said product, and a biasing assembly operatively cooperable with the first housing for biasing the product to be grated inside the loading section of the second housing towards and against the grating drum.

Description

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CHEESE GRATER
Field of the invention:
The present invention relates to a grater. More particularly, the present invention relates to a new and improved grater for grating cheese and/or the like, and also relates to a kit for assembling the same, and to corresponding methods of assembling, operating and/or use associated thereto.
Background of the invention:
Devices, such as graters for example, used for grating cheese and/or other similar substances, are well known in the art.
However, despite these known conventional devices, there is always a need to continue innovating and finding better and/or different ways of grating cheese (for example), in a quicker, easier, simpler, faster, more efficient, more economical, more reliable, more adjustable, more versatile, more adjustable, more sustainable and/or more desirable manner.
Indeed, it would be particularly useful to be able to provide an improved grating device which, by virtue of its design and components, would be able to overcome or at least minimize some of the known drawbacks associated with conventional systems.
Summary of the invention:
An object of the present invention is to provide a new grating device which, by virtue of its design and components, is intended to satisfy the above-mentioned need and which is thus an improvement over other related graters, and/or grating devices, systems, assemblies and/or methods known in the prior art.
2 In accordance with the present invention, the above main object is achieved, as will be easily understood, with a grating device (and/or an associated method of grating) such as the one briefly described herein and such as the one exemplified in the .. accompanying drawings.
More particularly, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a grating device for grating a substantially solid product capable of being grated, the grating device comprising:
a first housing being positioned, shaped and shaped for encasing the product to be grated;
a second housing operatively connectable to the first housing, the second housing having a loading section being configured for receiving the product to be grated;
a grating drum rotatably mountable about the second housing, and being positioned, shaped and sized for grating the product from the loading section of the second housing via a rotation of the grating drum against said product; and a biasing assembly operatively cooperable with the first housing for biasing the product to be grated inside the loading section of the second housing towards and against the grating drum.
The present system is particularly advantageous in that, due to its components and features, the grating devices enables to grate material (ex. cheese, chocolate, etc.) more conveniently and ergonomically.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an assembly, a system, a station and/or a machine provided with the above-mentioned grating device.
3 According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing (ex. making, assembling, etc.) the above-mentioned grating device.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating and/or using the above-mentioned grating device.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an assembly, a system, a station and/or a machine for carrying out the above-mentioned method(s).
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of grating using the above-mentioned grating device, assembly, system, station, machine, and/or components thereof.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating the above-mentioned grating device, assembly, system, station, machine, and/or components thereof.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kit with corresponding components for assembling the above-mentioned grating device, assembly, system, station, machine, and/or components thereof.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a set of components for interchanging with components of the above-mentioned kit.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a method of assembling components of the above-mentioned kit and/or set.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a method of doing business with the above-mentioned method(s), kit, set, grating
4 device, assembly, system, station, machine, processing plant and/or components thereof.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a product (ex. cheese, etc.) having been obtained and/or processed (modified, altered, grated, etc.) with the above-mentioned method(s), kit, grating device, assembly, system, station, machine, and/or components thereof.
The objects, advantages and other features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reading of the following non-restrictive description of preferred embodiments thereof, given for the purpose of exemplification only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Brief description of the drawings:
Figure 1-XX are different views of various aspects, components and features of a possible grating device (i.e. "cheese grater") and/or different configurations thereof according to preferred embodiments of the present invention.
Detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention:
In the following description, the same numerical references refer to similar elements. Furthermore, for sake of simplicity and clarity, namely so as to not unduly burden the figures with several reference numbers, only some figures have been provided with reference numbers, and components and features of the present invention illustrated in other figures can be easily inferred therefrom. The embodiments, geometrical configurations, materials mentioned and/or dimensions (expressed in inches, for example) shown in the figures are preferred, for exemplification purposes only.
5 Moreover, although the present invention was primarily designed as a grater for grating purposes (i.e. "cut", "remove", "detach", etc.) a gratable material, such as a cheese and/or the like (for example), it may be used with other types of objects, and in other fields, as apparent to a person skilled in the art. For this reason, expressions such as "grater", "grating", "cheese", etc., used herein should not be taken as to limit the scope of the present invention and includes all other kinds of objects or fields with which the present invention could be used and may be useful, as apparent to a person skilled in the art.
Moreover, in the context of the present invention, the expressions "grater", "device", "product", "system", "station", "machine", "equipment", "method", "kit", and "assembly", as well as any other equivalent expressions and/or compounds word thereof known in the art will be used interchangeably, as apparent to a person skilled in the art. This applies also for any other mutually equivalent expressions, such as, for example: a) "producing", "manufacturing", "cutting", "processing", "altering", "modifying", "changing", etc.; b) "grating", "cutting", "removing", "detaching", "separating", etc.; as well as for any other mutually equivalent expressions, pertaining to the aforementioned expressions and/or to any other structural and/or functional aspects of the present invention, as also apparent to a person skilled in the art.
Furthermore, in the context of the present description, it will be considered that all elongated objects will have an implicit "longitudinal axis" or "centerline", such as the longitudinal axis of a shaft, or the centerline of a hole, for example (and as a result, there is a "transversal axis" being substantially "perpendicular" for each longitudinal axis, etc.), and that expressions such as "connected" and "connectable", or "mounted"
and "mountable", may be interchangeable, in that the present invention also relates to a kit with corresponding components for assembling a resulting fully assembled and operational grating device (and/or simply "grater") for grating purposes and/or the like, such as with cheese for example.
6 Moreover, components of the machine(s) and/or steps of the method(s) described herein could be modified, simplified, altered, omitted and/or interchanged, without departing from the scope of the present invention, depending on the particular applications which the present invention is intended for, and the desired end results, as briefly exemplified herein and as also apparent to a person skilled in the art.
In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings may comprise various components, and although the preferred embodiments of the grating device and/or associated method(s) (ex. of assembling, operating, use, etc.) may consist of certain preferred steps and components as explained herein, not all of these steps and components are essential to the invention and thus should not be taken in their restrictive sense, i.e.
should not be taken as to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood, as also apparent to a person skilled in the art, that other suitable steps, components and cooperation thereinbetween, may be used for the present method and corresponding grating device (as well as corresponding components) according to the present invention, as will be briefly explained hereinafter and as can be easily inferred herefrom by a person skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the invention.
List of numerical references for some of the corresponding possible components illustrated in the accompanying drawings:
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The present grating device is particularly advantageous in that, by virtue of its design, components and features, as better described and illustrated herein, it enables to grate material (ex. cheese, chocolate, etc.) more conveniently and ergonomically.
The present system also advantageously allows to grate cheese in a quicker, easier, simpler, faster, more efficient, more economical, more reliable, more adjustable, more versatile, more adjustable, more sustainable and/or more desirable manner than what is possible with other conventional graters.
The present grating device 1 may come in the form of a grating device including one and/or several of the following possible components and features (and/or different possible combination(s) and/or permutation(s) thereof):
1.
A grating device (1) for grating a substantially solid product (3) capable of being grated, the grating device (1) comprising:
a first housing (5) being positioned, shaped and shaped for encasing the product (3) to be grated;
a second housing (7) operatively connectable to the first housing (5), the second housing (7) having a loading section (9) being configured for receiving the product (3) to be grated;
8 a grating drum (11) rotatably mountable about the second housing (7), and being positioned, shaped and sized for grating the product (3) from the loading section (9) of the second housing (7) via a rotation of the grating drum (11) against said product (3);
and a biasing assembly (13) operatively cooperable with the first housing (5) for biasing the product (3) to be grated inside the loading section (9) of the second housing (7) towards and against the grating drum (11).
2. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the biasing assembly (13) includes at least one spring (15) operatively extendable between a given wall (17) (ex. a bottom wall) of the first housing (5) and the product (3) to be grated, for urging the product (3) to be grated towards and against the grating drum (11).
3. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein a first extremity (15a) of the at least one spring (15) is operatively connectable to a first pushing component (19) configured for operatively pushing against the given wall (17) (ex. a bottom wall) of the first housing (5), and wherein a second extremity (15b) of the at least one spring (15) is operatively connectable to a second pushing component (21) configured for operatively pushing against the product (3) to be grated.
4. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the first pushing component (19) is provided with a protruding section (23) being removably insertable into a corresponding cavity (25) provided about the given wall (17) (ex. a bottom wall) of the first housing (5).
5. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the corresponding cavity (25) of the about the given wall (17) (ex. a bottom wall) of the first housing (5) is a through-hole cavity.
9 6. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the protruding section (23) of the first pushing component (19) has a rectangular profile, and wherein the corresponding cavity (25) provided about the given wall (17) (ex. a bottom wall) of the first housing (5) has a complementary rectangular profile.
7. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the at least one spring (15) includes at least one pair of springs (15), the springs (15) being provided about opposite sides of a same pushing component.
8. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the least one spring (15) includes two pairs of springs (15), each pair of springs (15) being provided about a corresponding opposite distal side of the same pushing component.
9. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein each spring (15) is disposed about a corresponding guiding post (27) operatively projecting from the same pushing component.
10. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein each guiding post (27) has an elongated body (27c) extending between first and second ends (27a,27b), said elongated body (27c) being shaped, positioned and sized for allowing an operative pushing component of the grating device (1) to travel therealong, the first end (27a) of the guiding post (27) being securely affixed to a first pushing component (19), and the second end (27b) of the guiding post (27) being configured for preventing egress of the second pushing component (21) from the guiding post (27).
11. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein each guiding post (27) is slidably insertable into a corresponding bore (29) of the second pushing component (21) for allowing the second pushing component (21) to travel freely along the elongated body (27c) of the guiding post (27), and wherein the second end (27b) of each guiding post (22) is configured to be capped with a corresponding closing plate (31) for preventing egress of the second pushing component (21) from the guiding post (27).
12. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein each bore (29) of the second pushing component (21) is positioned downwardly with respect to a corresponding supporting surface (33) of the second pushing component (21) intended to support the product (3) to be grated.
13. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein each guiding post (27) has a substantially X-shaped cross-sectional profile.
14. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the second end (27b) of each guiding post (27) is melted onto a corresponding receiving portion of a closing plate (31) for creating a permanent connection with the closing plate (31).
15. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the first pushing component (19) comprises at least one stopping flange (35) being positioned, shaped and sized for delimiting a minimal distance between the first and second pushing components (19,21) when said pushing components (19,21) are compressed towards one another.
16. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the at least one stopping flange (31) includes a pair of stopping flanges (35), each stopping flange (35) being provided about a corresponding side of the first pushing component (19).
17. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the least one stopping flange (35) is further configured for providing the first pushing component (19) with structural rigidity.
18. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the least one stopping flange (35) has a substantially trapezoid-shaped profile.
19. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the second pushing component comprises a curved supporting surface (33) for supporting the product (3) being biased by the biasing assembly (13), and to be grated via the grating drum (11).
20. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the curved supporting surface (33) of the second pushing component (21) is complementary to an outer shape of the grating drum (11).
21. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the grating drum (11) is insertable into a corresponding recess (37) defined within the second housing (7).
22. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein second housing (7) has first and second openings (39,41), the grating drum (11) being insertable into the second housing (7) via the first opening (39) .. thereof, and wherein a distal rim (43) of the grating drum (11) is configured to be operatively mountable and rotatable about the second opening (41) of the second housing (7).
23. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the distal rim (43) of the grating drum (11) is further configured to be connectable with a securing ring (45) being removably mountable about the second opening (41) of the second housing (7).
24. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the distal rim (43) of the grating drum (11) is connectable with the securing ring (45) via an interlocking mechanism (47).
25. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the interlocking mechanism (47) comprises complementary male and female components (47a,47b), at least one male component (47a) being provided about the securing ring (45), and at least one corresponding female (47b) component being provided about the distal rim (43) of the grating drum (11).
26. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the at least one corresponding female (47b) component is L-shaped, including a first insertion portion (47c) and a second abutment portion (47d).
27. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the second opening (41) of the second housing (7) is further configured for releasing product having been grated by the grating device (1).
28. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the securing ring (45) is coaxially mounted with respect to the second opening (41) of the second housing (7), thereby allowing grated product to exit through the securing ring (45) and corresponding second opening (41) of the second housing (7).
29. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the grating device (1) includes a cap (49) being operatively mountable onto the second opening (41) of the second housing (7) for selectively closing said second opening (41) of the second housing (7) and thus preventing product having been grated from being released.
30. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the cap (49) is removably mountable onto the securing ring (45), and is positioned, shaped and sized for selectively closing said second opening (41) of the second housing (7).
31. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the cap (49) is provided with a handling tab (51) for facilitating handling (ex. removal) of the cap (49) from the second housing (7) (and/or from the securing ring (45)).
32. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the handling tab (51) of the cap (49) is provided with at least one finger-receiving rib (53).
33. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the grating drum (11) comprises a cylindrical grating surface provided with a plurality of grating elements (55).
34. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein each grating element (55) comprises a grating body (55c) protruding from a main body of the grating drum (11) and having at least one grating cavity (55a,55b) for allowing the product (3) to be grated via a driving of the grating drum (11) along a given direction of rotation.
35. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein each grating element (55) has opposite first and second grating cavities (55a,55b) for allowing the product (3) to be grated via a driving of the grating drum (11) along opposite directions of rotation.
36. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein each grating cavity (55a,55b) of each grating element (55) has at least one cutting edge (55d).
37. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein each grating element (55) is symmetrical about a center line thereof.
38. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the grating elements (55) are punched into the grating drum (11).
39. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the grating drum (11) comprises a plurality of slanted rows (57) of grating elements (55) disposed about the cylindrical grating surface of the grating drum (11).
40. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein a first slanted row (57a) of grating elements (55) is positionally offset with respect to an adjacent second slanted row (57b) of grating elements (55).
41. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the second slanted row (57b) of grating elements (55) is positionally offset with respect to an adjacent third slanted row (57c) of grating elements (55).
42. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the third slanted row (57c) of grating elements (55) is positionally offset with respect to an adjacent fourth slanted row (57d) of grating elements (55).
43. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein grating elements (55) of the fourth slanted row (57d) of grating elements (55) are aligned with respect to grating elements (55) of the first slanted row (57a) of grating elements (55).
44. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein a first given slanted row (57a) of grating elements (55) includes seven grating elements (55), and wherein a second adjacent slanted row (57b) of grating elements (55) includes eight grating elements.
45. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the grating drum (11) is made of stainless steel.
46. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein first and second opposite rims (11 a,11 b) of the grating drum (11) are provided respectively with corresponding first and second covering inserts (59,61).
47. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the covering inserts (59,61) are overmolded onto the opposite rims (11 a,11 b) of the grating drum (11).
48. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the opposite rims (11a,11b) of the grating drum (11) are provided with corresponding indents (63) for receiving the corresponding covering inserts (59,61).
49. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the covering inserts (59,61) are made of a polymeric material (ex. ABS, etc.).
50. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein a first covering insert (59) is configured for receiving a corresponding handle (65) intended to rotably drive the grating drum (11), and wherein a second covering insert (61) is configured to cooperate with a securing component (67) of the grating drum (11).
51. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the handle (65) s provided with a rotating knob (69) being pivotably mountable about a distal end of the handle (65).
52. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the knob (69) comprises opposite first and second flattened sides (69a,69b) for ergonomic handling by a user of the grating device (1).
53. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the handle (65) is operatively mountable into the first covering insert (59) of the grating drum (11) via a corresponding connection mechanism (71).
54. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the connection mechanism (71) comprises at least one clip (73) disposed about a bottom section of the handle (65).
55. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the connection mechanism (71) comprises four clips (73) being distanced with respect to one another (ex. equally) about a bottom section of the handle (65).
56. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the first housing (5) comprises at least one side wall and a bottom wall (5e), said walls defining a containment space for containing the biasing assembly (13), and for encasing the product (3) to be grated.
57. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the first housing (5) comprises opposite first and second end side walls (5a,5b), and opposite first and second longitudinal side walls (5c,5d).
58. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein a plurality of side walls of the first housing (5) are curved outwardly towards the second housing (7).
59. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein opposite upper support portions of the first housing (5) are complementary in shape to an outer shape of a main portion of the second housing (7).
60. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein said main portion of second housing (7) is substantially cylindrical, and wherein said upper support portions of the first housing (5) are arched.
61. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the longitudinal side walls (5c,5d) have upper support finger-receiving sections (75) for receiving at one finger of a user of the grating device (1).
62. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the upper finger-receiving sections (75) are slanted with respect to the longitudinal side walls (5c,5d) to provide a gripping section of the first housing (5).
63. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the first housing (5) comprises at least one bottom anti-skidding pad.
64. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the first housing (5) comprises a pair of elongated bottom anti-skidding pads, said pads being positioned at opposite sides of the first housing (5).
65. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the second housing (7) is operatively and removably connectable to the first housing (5) via at least one interlocking assembly.
66. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the at least one interlocking assembly comprises complementary male and female components, at least one male component being provided about the second housing (7), and at least one corresponding female component being provided about first housing (5).
67. A grating device (1) according to any one of the preceding combinations(s), wherein the at least one interlocking assembly comprises a pair of spaced-apart projecting tabs provided about the second housing (7), said pair of spaced-apart projecting tabs being removably insertable into a pair of corresponding orifices provided on opposite side walls of the first housing (5).
As may now better be appreciated, the present invention is a substantial improvement over the know prior art in that, by virtue of its design and components, as explained herein, and the particular configuration of the grating device and/or components/accessories thereof according to the present system enable to grate material (ex. cheese, chocolate, etc.) more conveniently and ergonomically.
The present system also advantageously allows to grate cheese in a quicker, easier, simpler, faster, more efficient, more economical, more reliable, more adjustable, more versatile, more adjustable, more sustainable and/or more desirable manner than what is possible with other known conventional grating devices and/or methods.
Of course, and as can be easily understood by a person skilled in the art, the scope of the claims should not be limited by the possible embodiments set forth in the examples, but should be given the broadest interpretation consistent with the description as a whole.
Furthermore, although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been briefly described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to these embodiments and that various changes and modifications could be made without departing form the scope and spirit of the present invention, as also apparent to a person skilled in the art.
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CLAIMS:
1. A grating device (1) for grating a substantially solid product (3) capable of being grated, the grating device (1) comprising:
a first housing (5) being positioned, shaped and shaped for encasing the product (3) to be grated;
a second housing (7) operatively connectable to the first housing (5), the second housing (7) having a loading section (9) being configured for receiving the product (3) to be grated;
a grating drum (11) rotatably mountable about the second housing (7), and being positioned, shaped and sized for grating the product (3) from the loading section (9) of the second housing (7) via a rotation of the grating drum (11) against said product (3); and a biasing assembly (13) operatively cooperable with the first housing (5) for biasing the product (3) to be grated inside the loading section (9) of the second housing (7) towards and against the grating drum (11).
2. A grating device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the biasing assembly (13) includes at least one spring (15) operatively extendable between a given wall (17) of the first housing (5) and the product (3) to be grated, for urging the prodUct (3) to be grated towards and against the grating drum (11).
3. A grating device (1) according to claim 2, wherein a first extremity (15a) of the at least one spring (15) is operatively connectable to a first pushing component (19) configured for operatively pushing against the given wall (17) of the first housing (5), and wherein a second extremity (15b) of the at least one spring (15) is operatively connectable to a second pushing component (21) configured for operatively pushing against the product (3) to be grated.
4. A grating device (1) according to claim 3, wherein the first pushing component (19) is provided with a protruding section (23) being removably insertable into a corresponding cavity (25) provided about the given wall (17) (ex. a bottom wall) of the first housing (5).
5. A grating device (1) according to claim 4, wherein the corresponding cavity (25) of the given wall (17) of the first housing (5) is a through-hole cavity.
6. A grating device (1) according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the protruding section (23) of the first pushing component (19) has a rectangular profile, and wherein the corresponding cavity (25) provided about the given wall (17) of the first housing (5) has a complementary rectangular profile.
7. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 2-6, wherein the at least one spring (15) includes at least one pair of springs (15), the springs (15) being provided about opposite sides of a same pushing component.
8. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 2-7, wherein the least one spring (15) includes two pairs of springs (15), each pair of springs (15) being provided about a corresponding opposite distal side of the same pushing component.
9. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 2-8, wherein each spring (15) is disposed about a corresponding guiding post (27) operatively projecting from the same pushing component.
10. A grating device (1) according to claim 9, wherein each guiding post (27) has an elongated body (27c) extending between first and second ends (27a,27b), said elongated body (27c) being shaped, positioned and sized for allowing an operative pushing component of the grating device (1) to travel therealong, the first end (27a) of the guiding post (27) being securely affixed to a first pushing component (19), and the second end (27b) of the guiding post (27) being configured for preventing egress of the second pushing component (21) from the guiding post (27).
11. A grating device (1) according to claim 9 or 10, wherein each guiding post (27) is slidably insertable into a corresponding bore (29) of the second pushing component (21) for allowing the second pushing component (21) to travel freely along the elongated body (27c) of the guiding post (27), and wherein the second end (27b) of each guiding post (22) is configured to be capped with a corresponding closing plate (31) for preventing egress of the second pushing component (21) from the guiding post (27).
12. A grating device (1) according to claim 11, wherein each bore (29) of the second pushing component (21) is positioned downwardly with respect to a corresponding supporting surface (33) of the second pushing component (21) intended to support the product (3) to be grated.
13. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 9-12, wherein each guiding post (27) has a substantially X-shaped cross-sectional profile.
14. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 10-13, wherein the second end (27b) of each guiding post (27) is melted onto a corresponding receiving portion of a closing plate (31) for creating a permanent connection with the closing plate (31).
15. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 3-14, wherein the first pushing component (19) comprises at least one stopping flange (35) being positioned, shaped and sized for delimiting a minimal distance between the first and second pushing components (19,21) when said pushing components (19,21) are compressed towards one another.
16. A grating device (1) according to claim 15, wherein the at least one stopping flange (31) includes a pair of stopping flanges (35), each stopping flange (35) being provided about a corresponding side of the first pushing component (19).
17. A grating device (1) according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the least one stopping flange (35) is further configured for providing the first pushing component (19) with structural rigidity.
18. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 15-17, wherein the least one stopping flange (35) has a substantially trapezoid-shaped profile.
19. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 3-18, wherein the second pushing component (21) comprises a curved supporting surface (33) for supporting the product (3) being biased by the biasing assembly (13), and to be grated via the grating drum (11).
20. A grating device (1) according to claim 19, wherein the curved supporting surface (33) of the second pushing component (21) is complementary to an outer shape of the grating drum (11).
21. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-20, wherein the grating drum (11) is insertable into a corresponding recess (37) defined within the second housing (7).
22. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-21, wherein second housing (7) has first and second openings (39,41), the grating drum (11) being insertable into the second housing (7) via the first opening (39) thereof, and wherein a distal rim (43) of the grating drum (11) is configured to be operatively mountable and rotatable about the second opening (41) of the second housing (7).
23. A grating device (1) according to claim 22, wherein the distal rim (43) of the grating drum (11) is further configured to be connectable with a securing ring (45) being removably mountable about the second opening (41) of the second housing (7).
24. A grating device (1) according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the distal rim (43) of the grating drum (11) is connectable with the securing ring (45) via an interlocking mechanism (47).
25. A grating device (1) according to claim 24, wherein the interlocking mechanism (47) comprises complementary male and female components (47a,47b), at least one male component (47a) being provided about the securing ring (45), and at least one corresponding female (47b) component being provided about the distal rim (43) of the grating drum (11).
26. A grating device (1) according to claim 25, wherein the at least one corresponding female (47b) component is L-shaped, including a first insertion portion (47c) and a second abutment portion (47d).
27. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 22-26, wherein the second opening (41) of the second housing (7) is further configured for releasing product having been grated by the grating device (1).
28. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 23-27, wherein the securing ring (45) is coaxially mounted with respect to the second opening (41) of the second housing (7), thereby allowing grated product to exit through the securing ring (45) and corresponding second opening (41) of the second housing (7).
29. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 22-28, wherein the grating device (1) includes a cap (49) being operatively mountable onto the second opening (41) of the second housing (7) for selectively closing said second opening (41) of the second housing (7) and thus preventing product having been grated from being released.
30. A grating device (1) according to claim 29, wherein the cap (49) is removably mountable onto the securing ring (45), and is positioned, shaped and sized for selectively closing said second opening (41) of the second housing (7).
31. A grating device (1) according to claim 29 or 30, wherein the cap (49) is provided with a handling tab (51) for facilitating handling of the cap (49) from the second housing (7).
32. A grating device (1) according to claim 31, wherein the handling tab (51) of the cap (49) is provided with at least one finger-receiving rib (53).
33. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-32, wherein the grating drum (11) comprises a cylindrical grating surface provided with a plurality of grating elements (55).
34. A grating device (1) according to claim 33, wherein each grating element (55) comprises a grating body (55c) protruding from a main body of the grating drum (11) and having at least one grating cavity (55a,55b) for allowing the product (3) to be grated via a driving of the grating drum (11) along a given direction of rotation.
35. A grating device (1) according to claim 33 or 34, wherein each grating element (55) has opposite first and second grating cavities (55a,55b) for allowing the product (3) to be grated via a driving of the grating drum (11) along opposite directions of rotation.
36. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 33-35, wherein each grating cavity (55a,55b) of each grating element (55) has at least one cutting edge (55d).
37. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 33-36, wherein each grating element (55) is symmetrical about a center line thereof.
38. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 33-37, wherein the grating elements (55) are punched into the grating drum (11).
39. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-38, wherein the grating drum (11) comprises a plurality of slanted rows (57) of grating elements (55) disposed about the cylindrical grating surface of the grating drum (11).
40. A grating device (1) according to claim 39, wherein a first slanted row (57a) of grating elements (55) is positionally offset with respect to an adjacent second slanted row (57b) of grating elements (55).
41. A grating device (1) according to claim 40, wherein the second slanted row (57b) of grating elements (55) is positionally offset with respect to an adjacent third slanted row (57c) of grating elements (55).
42. A grating device (1) according to claim 41, wherein the third slanted row (57c) of grating elements (55) is positionally offset with respect to an adjacent fourth slanted row (57d) of grating elements (55).
43. A grating device (1) according to claim 42, wherein grating elements (55) of the fourth slanted row (57d) of grating elements (55) are aligned with respect to grating elements (55) of the first slanted row (57a) of grating elements (55).
44. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 39-43, wherein a first given slanted row (57a) of grating elements (55) includes seven grating elements (55), and wherein a second adjacent slanted row (57b) of grating elements (55) includes eight grating elements.
45. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-44, wherein the grating drum (11) is made of stainless steel.
46. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-45, wherein first and second opposite rims (11a,11b) of the grating drum (11) are provided respectively with corresponding first and second covering inserts (59,61).
47. A grating device (1) according to claim 46, wherein the covering inserts (59,61) are overmolded onto the opposite rims (11a,11 b) of the grating drum (11).
48. A grating device (1) according to claim 46 or 47, wherein the opposite rims (11a,11 b) of the grating drum (11) are provided with corresponding indents (63) for receiving the corresponding covering inserts (59,61).
49. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 46-48, wherein the covering inserts (59,61) are made of a polymeric material.
50. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-49, wherein a first covering insert (59) is configured for receiving a corresponding handle (65) intended to rotably drive the grating drum (11), and wherein a second covering insert (61) is configured to cooperate with a securing component (67) of the grating drum (11).
51. A grating device (1) according to claim 50, wherein the handle (65) is provided with a rotating knob (69) being pivotably mountable about a distal end of the handle (65).
52. A grating device (1) according to claim 51, wherein the knob (69) comprises opposite first and second flattened sides (69a,69b) for ergonomic handling by a user of the grating device (1).
53. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 50-52, wherein the handle (65) is operatively mountable into the first covering insert (59) of the grating drum (11) via a corresponding connection mechanism (71).
54. A grating device (1) according to claim 53, wherein the connection mechanism (71) comprises at least one clip (73) disposed about a bottom section of the handle (65).
55. A grating device (1) according to claim 53 or 54, wherein the connection mechanism (71) comprises four clips (73) being distanced with respect to one another about a bottom section of the handle (65).
56. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-55, wherein the first housing (5) comprises at least one side wall and a bottom wall (5e), said walls defining a containment space for containing the biasing assembly (13), and for encasing the product (3) to be grated.
57. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-56, wherein the first housing (5) comprises opposite first and second end side walls (5a,5b), and opposite first and second longitudinal side walls (5c,5d).
58. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-57, wherein a plurality of side walls of the first housing (5) are curved outwardly towards the second housing (7).
59. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-58, wherein opposite upper support portions of the first housing (5) are complementary in shape to an outer shape of a main portion of the second housing (7).
60. A grating device (1) according to claim 59, wherein said main portion of second housing (7) is substantially cylindrical, and wherein said upper support portions of the first housing (5) are arched.
61. A grating device (1) according to claim 57, wherein the longitudinal side walls (5c,5d) have upper support finger-receiving sections (75) for receiving at one finger of a user of the grating device (1).
62. A grating device (1) according to claim 61, wherein the upper finger-receiving sections (75) are slanted with respect to the longitudinal side walls (5c,5d) to provide a gripping section of the first housing (5).
63. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-62, wherein the first housing (5) comprises at least one bottom anti-skidding pad.
64. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-63, wherein the first housing (5) comprises a pair of elongated bottom anti-skidding pads, said pads being positioned at opposite sides of the first housing (5).
65. A grating device (1) according to any one of claims 1-64, wherein the second housing (7) is operatively and removably connectable to the first housing (5) via at least one interlocking assembly.
66. A grating device (1) according to claim 65, wherein the at least one interlocking assembly comprises complementary male and female components, at least one male component being provided about the second housing (7), and at least one corresponding female component being provided about first housing (5).
67. A grating device (1) according to claim 65, wherein the at least one interlocking assembly comprises a pair of spaced-apart projecting tabs provided about the second housing (7), said pair of spaced-apart projecting tabs being removably insertable into a pair of corresponding orifices provided on opposite side walls of the first housing (5).
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