US5101720A
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Double-hinged garlic press/grater
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-01-11
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Granted: 1992-04-07
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Expires: 2011-01-11
Abstract
Abstract An easily-cleaned press and grater combination, which can press, extrude and grate material. It also serves to collect and hold material. It opens to release the material and to expose all surfaces for cleaning. It comprises a first cup (12) with a first lever (16) attached to one side. Opposite the lever, the wall of the cup is formed by a first grate (26). This is held on by two hinge pins. The first hinge pin (38) is held at the bottom of the cup. The second hinge pin (20) snaps into the rim of the cup. A second cup (10) nests in the first cup. It is similar to the first, but has a solid wall (18) instead of a grate. The second cup also has a lever (14). A second grate (26) is interchangeable with the first. It shares the second hinge pin with it. The second grate snaps over a cavity (54) on the second cup into a recess (34). Exclusive of the grate and levers, the nesting surfaces of the two cups are concentric about the second hinge. The hinge pins are held in by dimples (44a, 44b, 44c) in the grate hinges which nest in central grooves (42a, 42b). External grooves (46a, 46b, 46c, 46d) accept prying tools for the purpose of extracting the pins. A graduation mark (50) allows measurement of pressed material.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephan Bianchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:22
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J19/00; A47J19/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A press for changing the shape of materials, or for separating solids from liquids comprising: a cup having a bottom and an open mouth opposite said bottom, said cup forming a cavity, said open mouth being surrounded by a rim, a plurality of walls extending down from said rim to said bottom, one of said walls being attatched to said bottom by a hinge and being rotatable out and away from the rest of said cup on said hinge to an open position, said one wall having an upper edge forming a portion of said rim when said wall is rotated on said hinge in and against the rest of said cup to a closed position, and a ram shaped to mate conformingly with said cavity, said ram being attatched by a second hinge to said upper edge of said one wall such that when said one wall is in its closed position, said ram can be rotated on said second hinge into a mated position within and mated into said cavity such that said ram substantially sweeps said cavity, or away to an unmated position such that said ram is substantially entirely outside of said cavity, whereby said ram can be rotated into said cavity to squeeze foods or other materials in said cavity, yet can be easily cleaned by opening said one wall and unmating said ram.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
A press for changing the shape of materials, or for separating solids from liquids comprising: a cup having a bottom and an open mouth opposite said bottom, said cup forming a cavity, said open mouth being surrounded by a rim, a plurality of walls extending down from said rim to said bottom, one of said walls being attatched to said bottom by a hinge and being rotatable out and away from the rest of said cup on said hinge to an open position, said one wall having an upper edge forming a portion of said rim when said wall is rotated on said hinge in and against the rest of said cup to a closed position, and a ram shaped to mate conformingly with said cavity, said ram being attatched by a second hinge to said upper edge of said one wall such that when said one wall is in its closed position, said ram can be rotated on said second hinge into a mated position within and mated into said cavity such that said ram substantially sweeps said cavity, or away to an unmated position such that said ram is substantially entirely outside of said cavity, whereby said ram can be rotated into said cavity to squeeze foods or other materials in said cavity, yet can be easily cleaned by opening said one wall and unmating said ram.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The press of claim 1, further including a lever attatched to said cup and a lever attatched to said ram so that said press may be manually operated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The press of claim 1 wherein said one wall is in the form of a leaf-spring connected between said hinges, and further including a holding recess in said cup so that said wall can snap into said recess so as to hold it against the rest of said cup.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The press of claim 3, further including a second, interchangeable wall attatched by means of a hinge and snapping into a recess on a reverse side of said ram said second wall being interchangeable with said one wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The press of claim 4 wherein said one wall and said second wall are foraminous.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The press of claim 5 wherein the holes in said one wall are different in size or shape from those in said second wall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The press of claim 3 wherein said hinges are held to said cup and ram by recesses.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The press of claim 1 wherein said one wall is foraminous.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The press of claim 1, further including a graduation marked on said ram.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The press of claim 1 wherein said cup and said ram are generally U-shaped.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The press of claim 1 wherein a cavity fills the space behind said ram.
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