Patent ID: 7918411

Claim:
A food waste disposer, comprising: a food conveying section, a motor section and a central grinding section disposed between the food conveying section, the motor section including a motor coupled to a the motor section including a motor having a motor shaft coupled to a rotatable plate of a grinding mechanism in the grinding section; the food conveying section including a housing having dishwasher inlet having an outer portion extending outwardly from the housing and an inner portion extending into the housing that is removably received in the housing, the inner and outer portion being separate pieces having passageways connected by an opening in the housing when the inner portion is in place in the housing; and an anti-vibration mount disposed around an inlet of the food conveying section wherein the anti-vibration mount is overmolded around the inlet of the food conveying section, and the housing and the outer portion of the dishwasher inlet are a molded plastic piece wherein the outer portion is an integral portion of the housing.