Patent ID: 7784721
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A grinding and dispensing device comprising: a first portion and a second portion, each capable of separately containing contents to be grinded and dispensed; and a mating assembly for releasably securing the first portion to the second portion; each of the first and second portions including a hand-activated grinding assembly comprising a rasp activation trigger and a rasp mechanism, whereupon activation, the rasp mechanism grinds at least a portion of the contents in the portion, and the ground up portion of the contents capable of dispensing from the portion; wherein the hand-activated grinding assembly is single-hand activatable, enabling a user to both grind contents, and dispense ground contents, in either or both the first and the second portions with only a single hand; wherein at least one of the portions comprises an adjustable dispenser, such that a user can select the granularity level of ground contents that can be dispensed from the at least one portion; and wherein the adjustable dispenser is single-hand activatable, enabling a user to grind contents, adjust the granularity level of ground contents, and dispense the ground contents, with only a single hand.