Food grater
The present invention provides a food grater comprising a body; a cutting means adapted for cutting the food removably mounted inside the body; the body comprising a cutting means aperture adapted for receiving the cutting means and allowing the cutting means to be rotated inside the cutting means aperture; a first food receptacle being defined between the inner walls of the body; a pushing means adapted for pushing the food onto the cutting means being mounted to the body; a driving means adapted for rotating the cutting means mounted to at least one end of the cutting means and the driving means comprising a driving wheel adapted for moving along a surface and a first cover adapted for covering an aperture of the driving wheel.
1. A food grater comprising:
a body;
a cutting means adapted for cutting the food removably mounted inside the body;
the body comprising a cutting means aperture adapted for receiving the cutting means and allowing the cutting means to be rotated inside the cutting means aperture;
a first food receptacle being defined between the inner walls of the body;
a pushing means adapted for pushing the food onto the cutting means being mounted to the body;
a driving means adapted for rotating the cutting means mounted to at least one end of the cutting means; and
the driving means comprising a driving wheel adapted for moving along a surface and a first cover adapted for covering an aperture of the driving wheel.
2. The food grater according to claim 1 , wherein the cutting means comprises a cylindrical structure, a second food receptacle being defined in a hollow portion of the cylindrical structure.
3. The food grater according to claim 2 , wherein the cylindrical structure comprises a plurality of apertures on its surface, the cylindrical structure further comprises at least one blade adapted for cutting the food from the first food receptacle being mounted to the rim of the aperture of the cylindrical structure with an angle relative to the outer surface of the cylindrical structure.
4. The food grater according to claim 1 , wherein the driving means further comprises a ring-shaped structure adapted for covering the periphery of the driving wheel.
5. The food grater according to claim 4 , wherein the ring-shaped structure is a rubber ring.
6. The food grater according to claim 1 , wherein the cutting means further comprises a connecting member adapted for mounting the cylindrical structure to the driving wheel.
7. The food grater according to claim 6 , wherein the connecting member comprises a plurality of convex elements being mounted on an inner wall of the connecting member, a plurality of receiving holes for receiving the plurality of the convex elements are positioned on the outer surface of the cylindrical structure.
8. The food grater according to claim 7 , wherein the connecting member further comprises a locking device adapted for mounting the connecting member to the driving wheel, the locking device comprises at least one extending member extended from an inner wall of the driving wheel and a concave region of the outer wall of the connecting member adapted for receiving the at least one extending member of the driving wheel.
9. The food grater according to claim 1 , wherein the first cover comprises a plurality of food ejection holes adapted for allowing the food from the second food receptacle to pass through, a second cover adapted for covering the plurality of food ejection holes and preventing the leakage of food from the second food receptacle is rotatable mounted to the first cover.
10. The food grater according to claim 9 wherein the first cover further comprises a first cover locking structure adapted for mounting the first cover to the cutting means, the first cover locking structure is mounted in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the first cover, a locking extension adapted to be received by a concave region of the inner wall of the connecting member is extended from an end of the first cover locking structure.
11. The food grater according to claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a handle driving means adapted for rotating the cutting means and preventing the leakage of food from the second food receptacle mounted to an end of the cutting means, the handle diving means comprises a mounting device adapted for mounting the handle driving means to the cutting means.
12. The food grater according to claim 11 , wherein the handle driving means comprises a sliding member adapted for moving along a concave region of the handle driving means, a handle is mounted to an end portion of the sliding member, the handle driving means further comprises a means for allowing the handle to rotate relative to the sliding member.
13. The food grater according to claim 1 , wherein the pushing means comprises a body cover adapted for covering an aperture which is positioned on top of the body, the body cover is pivotally mounted to an end portion of the body.
14. The food grater according to claim 13 , wherein a wheel is positioned at the end portion of the body.
15. The food grater according to claim 13 , wherein a first end of pushing means is mounted to a surface of the body cover, a second end of the pushing means comprises a curve structure adapted for receiving an outer surface of the cylindrical structure.
16. The food grater according to claim 15 , wherein the pushing means further comprises a spring mounted between the curve structure and a surface of the body cover.
17. The food grater according to claim 15 , where the pushing means further comprises a supporting structure mounted between the curve structure and a surface of the body cover, the cross-section of the supporting structure is of a cross shape.
18. The food grater according to claim 4 , wherein a concave region of the ring-shaped structure is adapted to receive a convex region of the outer periphery of the driving wheel.
19. The food grater according to claim 2 , wherein the driving means comprising two opposing driving wheels mounted to opposing ends of the cylindrical structure of the cutting means.
20. The food grater according to claim 3 , wherein at least two apertures of a surface of the cylindrical structure are mounted with a blade in different angles.