Patent ID: 7318558
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: A47J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A refillable cutting container device for blocks of food products to be dispensed in a grated, shredded or flake form, comprising: a container body suitable for receiving the food product in the form of one or more blocks; cutting means for the food product, coupled to the container body in correspondence with a mouth thereof; thrusting means for the food product, including a plate having a geometric shape complementary to a transverse cross-section of said container body and being arranged so as to rotate as a unit with said container body, the plate being provided with a threaded central opening; and a threaded stem for threaded engagement with the threaded central opening in the plate, the threaded stem being configured to rotate as a unit with said cutting means and to be axially oriented within the container body, said plate being capable of moving toward or away from the cutting means by threadedly translating with respect to the threaded stem when the container body and the cutting means are placed in relative rotation with respect to each other, thereby continuously pressing the food product against said cutting means up to a substantial exhaustion thereof, and characterised in that said plate has at least one slot which radially extends outward from the threaded central opening so as to allow an expansion of the threaded central opening for removing the threaded stem from the plate after use or engaging the threaded stem with the threaded central opening prior to use.