Patent ID: 7823500

Claim:
A grinder for reducing a particulate material size comprising: an elongated housing positioned as a handle, the elongated housing having a scoop at one end thereof for scooping and holding a quantity of particulate material to be ground; a neck extending from the scoop, situated within an interior portion of the elongate housing; a grinding mechanism for reducing the particulate material size of said quantity of particulate material, said mechanism having an input located proximate to the neck extending from the scoop, and output and being located with respect to said scoop so that said quantity of particulate material flows by gravity from said scoop through the neck and into said grinding mechanism; a lid rotatable within the scoop having an open position and a closed position; and a housing outlet proximate to the outlet of said grinder mechanism, whereby the quantity of particulate material loaded into said scoop may move continuously from the scoop, through the mechanism and out the housing outlet, wherein the quantity of particulate material loaded into said scoop is prevented from entering the housing outlet when the lid is in the open position.