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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Tardif, Longueuil, CA;
Jean-Francois Tellier, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
Genin, Trudeau & Cie Ltee, Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2411691 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a unique adjustable spice/pepper-mill. The spice/pepper-mill is equipped with a shifter mechanism which can be placed in three different positions. The shifter is located at the bottom of the spice/pepper-mill. The three positions of the shifter translate into the production of fine, medium and coarse ground spices/pepper. The different settings for grind size are found by rotating a tapered step ring which applies upward pressure on a male grinding mill forcing it upwardly into a female grinding mill. The higher the male grinding mill is located, the smaller the ground spice/pepper size produced.