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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Shunji Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hisato Ogata, Tokyo, JP;
Eugene Kaneko, Astoria, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Helen of Troy Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A grater for cutting, slicing and grating food. The grater including a housing having a peripheral wall structure and a base cooperating to define a receptacle. The housing including a skirt portion extending away from the receptacle and being engageable by a user's hand to hold the housing in place on an underlying support surface. The grater includes a blade carried by the housing. The skirt portion receives a user's hand in a grasping position to simultaneously engage the skirt portion and the underlying support surface.