Patent ID: 6247661
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A grinder and dispensing assembly comprising:a housing, having a base housing element, a grinder element, an upper housing element and a flow selector element arranged seriatim along a centerline;said upper housing element being rotatably mounted to said base housing element and said base housing element being arranged to be mounted surrounding an opening of a storage container;said grinder element having a generally circular serrated circumference and being mounted in a generally cylindrical walled grinder section of said base housing element, between said base housing element and said upper housing element, arranged to rotate with rotation of said upper housing element;said flow selector element being mounted in a generally cylindrical walled section of said upper housing element spaced from said grinder element and comprises a flow plate having a plurality of spaced openings therethrough and a rotatable flow selector having an opening therethrough;wherein said generally cylindrical wall of said grinder section has a plurality of generally parallel grooves arranged at an angle to said centerline to form peaks between said grooves, said peaks are arranged to engage said serrated circumference of said grinder element, and said flow plate is mounted in said upper housing element so as to prevent rotation thereof when said flow selector is rotated.