Patent ID: 9078544
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A container for grating and dispensing grated cheese comprising: a body having a hollow interior; a grating member attached relative to the body, the grating member including a grating surface having a plurality of cutting edges and a plurality of apertures configured to permit grated cheese to pass therethrough, the grating member including a depending skirt configured to permit the grating member to be coupled to a neck of the container; and a drive member rotatably coupled relative to the grating member on an opposite side thereof from the body and drivingly coupled relative to an urging element disposed in the hollow interior of the body, the urging element having a longitudinal axis of rotation and including at least one inclined ramped surface, the drive member and the urging element being rotatable about the longitudinal axis independently of the grating member such that the ramped surface urges the cheese along the grating surface to grate and dispense the cheese.