Patent ID: 7775467

Claim:
A condiment grinder comprising: a hollow housing elongated to extend between a base for supporting the grinder uprightly and an opposing top, the top of the housing defining a condiment reservoir; a filling opening in the reservoir for loading condiment; a lateral opening in the housing, the lateral opening in communication with the reservoir; an electric motor within the housing; a battery holder within the housing, the battery holder having contacts for engaging the terminals of batteries received therein; a switch electrically connected to the contacts for selectively supplying power to the motor; a rotary grinding mechanism for grinding the condiment comprising a rotor and a stator which cooperate to grind the condiment therebetween, the stator being fixed in the lateral opening and the rotor being mounted to a drive shaft extending through the reservoir; and a transmission comprising an epicyclic geartrain driven by the motor and a bevel gear pair connected between the epicyclic geartrain and the drive shaft for transmitting torque from the motor to the grinding mechanism.