Patent ID: 6520436
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
In a kitchen grater having a cylindrical housing (3) which on an end side is limited by a grating-insert (4) arranged in a rotationally fixed but exchangeable manner, wherein in the housing is mounted a receiving cylinder (6) with entraining means (62), the receiving cylinder (6) accommodating a grating product and being rotationally and movably mounted, wherein a pressing body (2) is axially movable in the receiving cylinder (6) and is in positive-fit active connection with the entraining means (62) of the receiving cylinder (6) and has a rotary knob (20) projecting beyond the receiving cylinder (6), the improvement comprising: the housing (3) having an insertion slot (33) in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the housing (3), an exchangeable grating insert (4) insertable within the insertion slot (33), and in an inserted position of the grating insert (4) within the insertion slot (33) the grating insert (4) resting on a support means (34) of the housing (3) and a centric peg (63) of the receiving cylinder (6) passing through a central opening (47) of the grating insert (4) and holding the grating insert (4) in the inserted position.