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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
Thomas R Berger, Racine, WI (US);
Thomas R Berger, Racine, WI (US);
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A food waste disposer having one or more antimicrobial components is disclosed. The components can be metal, plastic, or rubber, and preferably constitute at least those components that a user could come in contact with during operation or maintenance of the disposer and/or components that come in contact with food waste. The plastic and rubber components can either be embedded or coated with an antimicrobial agent. The metal components are preferably powder coated. Exemplary components within the disposer benefiting from such antimicrobial treatment include a metal shredder plate, a metal shredder ring, a rubber mounting gasket, a rubber vibration isolation mount, a rubber vibration isolation tailpipe coupling, and the plastic discharge outlet and associated rubber seals.