Patent ID: 6860441

Claim:
A grater, comprising: a grating panel having a grating surface, the grating surface having a substantially planar front side and a back side and a top end and a bottom end; the grating surface front side having at least one grating element oriented to grate a workpiece drawn downward along a downward directional grating vector across the grating surface front side from the top end to the bottom end; a connecting means attached to the panel top end and projecting in a generally normal rearward orientation relative to the grating vector to a handle connection point spaced at least one inch from the grating vector; a handle having top and bottom ends, said handle top end connected to the handle connection point; and the handle further forming a curvilinear gripping portion between the handle top and handle bottom ends for gripping by a user's hand; wherein the curvilinear gripping portion is spaced at least one inch behind the grating surface back side and aligned below the panel top end and above the panel bottom end and at a handle alignment angle relative to the grating vector, the handle alignment angle less than 22.5 degrees.