Patent ID: 11951640
Assignee: nan
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A hand-held device for use in separating components of a coffee pod, the components of the coffee pod including a plastic cup having a rim defining a mouth of the plastic cup, a top foil secured to the rim and covering the mouth, a coffee filter secured to the plastic cup and defining an area within the plastic cup between the top foil and coffee filter in which coffee grounds are contained, said hand-held device comprising:
a hollow handle section defining an internal cavity, said handle section having an open end with a rim and an opposite closed end;
a circular array of teeth formed on the rim of the handle section such that the circular array of teeth project from said rim; and
a series of ridges extending radially outward of the handle section adjacent the rim of the handle section such that the series of ridges extend laterally outward of the circular array of teeth and include a plurality of exposed edges extending longitudinally relative to the handle section.