Patent ID: 7226012

Claim:
A grater disc comprising: a plate having a plurality of grater holes, each of the plurality of grater holes having at least one triangular shaped grater blade positioned at an angle not less than 90 degrees from a periphery thereof, each of the at least one triangular shaped grater blade of each of the plurality of grater holes is alternately spaced on a plurality of radially extending lines located on the plate, each of the plurality of grater holes has a peripheral edge including a curved portion and a straight portion, the at least one triangular shaped grater blade of each of the plurality of grater holes is located on the straight portion opposite the curved portion and spaced apart a predetermined spacing distance from the edge of the curved portion, wherein the at least one triangular shaped grater blade of each of the plurality of grater holes and the plate have a common thickness, the predetermined spacing distance that the at least one triangular shaped grater blade of each of the plurality of grater holes is spaced from the edge of the curved portion is greater than the common thickness, wherein each of the at least one triangular shaped grater blade is positioned at an angle between 90 degrees and 130 degrees from the periphery of one of the plurality of grater holes.