Patent ID: 11918147
Assignee: NICHOLSON DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITED
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A bean grinding apparatus comprising:
a reservoir in communication with a set of grinding burrs, the set of grinding burrs being driven to rotate by an electric motor, the reservoir being defined by a reservoir body;
a manual controller configured to control the set of grinding burrs, the manual controller including an outer burr adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an axial location of an outer burr relative to an inner burr, the outer burr adjustment mechanism including a biasing member configured to bias the outer burr away from the inner burr; and
a cover hingedly coupled to the reservoir body and having a closed configuration in which the reservoir is covered by the cover and access to the reservoir is prevented, and an open configuration in which access to the reservoir is permitted, the cover further covering the manual controller when in the closed configuration;
wherein the electric motor includes an immobilising switch having an operating position which permits the operation of the motor, and an immobilised position in which operation of the motor is prevented;
wherein the cover includes a switch engagement element; and
wherein the switch engagement element positions the immobilising switch in the operating position when the cover is in its closed configuration.