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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2002
Peter D. Mccowin, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Peter D. McCowin, Enumclaw, WA (US);
William Bounds, Ltd., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A device for grinding spices such as salt, pepper, cinnamon, etc. has a grinder rotor which has a removable keeper member which facilitates the ready removal of the rotor for cleaning or replacement. The grinder elements are made of ceramic material such as alumina silicate which eliminates the possibility of corrosion or rusting as with metal parts. The mill provides dual grinding action by utilizing separate grinding elements to provide either coarse grinding or fine grinding, as may be desired. For coarse grinding, the condiment only passes through the coarse grinding element while for fine grinding, the condiment first passes through the coarse grinding element and then passes through the fine grinding element.