Patent ID: 8256696
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A47J,B02C

Abstract:
1. A food ingredient grinder, comprising: a grinding chamber with an electrically powered grinding mechanism for grinding food ingredient contained within the grinding chamber; a ground ingredient container support location for supporting a bag container to hold ingredient after being ground, said container support location having a back and only one side; a chute connected to the grinding chamber with an inlet at the grinding chamber and an outlet for passing ground ingredient from the grinding chamber to the ground ingredient container support and into the container when located at the container support location; means for sensing when the container is correctly positioned at the container support location for receipt of ground food ingredient from the outlet of the chute, said sensing means including an electrical start switch connected to the electrical grinding mechanism, said start switch, when actuated, normally applying power to the grinding mechanism to begin a grinding operation; and a controller responsive to the sensing means failing to sense the presence of an ingredient container at the ground ingredient container support to disable the start switch from applying electrical power to the grinding mechanism in response to actuation of the start switch.