Patent ID: 7207512

Claim:
A food grating device comprising: a main body member; a handle member extending away from the main body member; and a hinge assembly positioned between the main body member and the handle member, wherein the hinge assembly selectively permits the handle member to rotate with respect to the main body member and, alternatively, prevents the handle member from rotating with respect to the main body member, the hinge assembly comprising: a housing forming a cavity; a rotating drum having a first side and a second side and located within the cavity, wherein the rotating drum is slidable between a first and a second sliding position and rotatable between a plurality of rotating positions; a locking member formed on the first side of the rotating drum; and an engagement wall positioned within the cavity proximate to the rotating drum first side and comprising a plurality of locking slots, wherein any of the locking slots cooperates with the locking member to prevent the rotating drum from rotating when the rotating drum is in the first sliding position, and wherein the engagement wall is dimensioned such that moving the rotating drum into the second sliding position allows the rotating drum to freely rotate within the cavity.