Patent ID: 8826803

Claim:
A coffee grinder-dispenser comprising: a base shaped to provide a housing, said housing having a lateral surface; an electric motor located within said base; an output shaft projecting upwardly from said motor; a grinding chamber located within said base; a grinder located within said grinding chamber, said grinder being connected to said output shaft; a container secured to an upper end of said base, said container adapted to receive coffee beans to be ground; a funnel secured to an exterior of said base; a conduit extending from said grinding chamber to said funnel to allow discharge of ground coffee into said funnel; a first cooling fan secured to said output shaft to blow air upwardly toward said grinding chamber; a second cooling fan directly connected to said lateral surface within said base for blowing air crosswise within said base and into contact with said grinding chamber, said second cooling fan being positioned in proximity of an aperture defined in said lateral surface of said base; and a controller for said second cooling fan causing said second cooling fan to run for a time longer than a grinding cycle of said coffee grinder-dispenser, such to cool said ground coffee, wherein said first and second cooling fans cooperate to cool the grinding chamber and contents of the grinding chamber, so that heat from said electric motor does not adversely effect the contents of the grinding chamber.