Patent ID: 6672524
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A multiple chamber condiment grinder, comprising:a first chamber for holding a first condiment to be ground; a second chamber adjacent the first chamber but separate therefrom for holding a second condiment to be ground, a shear block being provided in each of the first and second chambers; a first rasp positioned in the first chamber and a second rasp positioned in the second chamber, each of the first and second rasps having a top region, and shearing edges operatively spaced from said shear block in each chamber defining a discharge gap and for grinding a condiment between the rasp and the shear block and discharging the ground condiment through the discharge gap between the shear block and the rasp; a first handle; a movable second handle joined to said first handle and having an arm with a cam, said cam engageable with the top region of one of the first and second rasps for pushing the rasp downwardly in the chamber and the shearing edges of the rasp past the shearing block to grind the condiment; a return spring engageable with each rasp for raising the shearing edges up past the shearing block; said cam of said handle being mounted on said chambers to be selectively moved from a first position wherein the cam is located over the first rasp in the first chamber to a second position wherein the cam is located over the second rasp in a second chamber, whereby the rasp of each chamber can be selectively actuated for grinding the condiment in that chamber.