Patent ID: 6676052
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A pepper grinding tool with a sideways lever operated with one hand, comprising:a housing including an upper housing part and a lower housing part joined to said upper housing part; said housing parts each having a first portion and a second elongated portion projecting sideways from said first portion; said second portions of said housing parts forming a lateral opening therebetween; a lever having teeth on a front end facing said first portions; said lever being pivoted to front portions of said second portions at an intermediate portion with a rear portion being biased outwardly of said lateral opening of said housing by a first spring connected to both said lever and said second portions; a one-way member received in angularly displaceable manner in said first portions of said housing; said one-way member having a round main body having teeth on an outer side abutting said teeth of said lever; said main body being connected in selectively engaged manner to a shaft, said main body being engaged with said shaft for angular displacement therewith in a first direction responsive to said lever being pushed inwardly of said second portions, said main body being disengaged from said shaft for angular displacement relative thereto in a second direction opposing said first direction responsive to said lever being reversibly displaced from said pushed position; a grinding assembly including an outer grinding element secured in said second portion of said lower housing part, and an inner grinding element received in angularly displaceable manner in said outer grinding element; said inner element being connected to a lower end of said shaft so as to turn relative to said outer grinding element to grind pepper therebetween when said lever is pushed inwardly of the second portions of the housing and released repeatedly.