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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2021
Kevin L. Leppert, Lanexa, VA (US);
Ernest B. Pryor, Jr., Maidens, VA (US);
Michael G. Sandford, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Kevin L. Leppert, Lanexa, VA (US);
Ernest B. Pryor, Jr., Maidens, VA (US);
Michael G. Sandford, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a meat grinder. The meat grinder includes a housing; a drive unit mounted in the housing, the drive unit including a motor; a screw conveyor including a barrel fixed relative to the housing, and an auger located within the barrel and operatively connected with the motor; a hollow feed chute having upper and lower ends, the lower end mounted on and configured to feed into the barrel; and a feed tray mounted on the upper end of the feed chute, the feed tray including an opening in communication with the upper end of the feed chute. The feed chute includes an inlet section of a first inner diameter that includes the upper end, a feed section of a second inner diameter that includes the lower end, the second diameter being less than the first diameter, and a funneled section between the inlet section and the feed section.