Herb chopper

摘要

An herb chopper includes a bottle, an upper chopper, a lower chopper, an agitator, and a dust cap. The bottle can hold a herb to be ground. The upper chopper is positioned inside of and opposite to the lower chopper and can rotate with respect to the lower chopper. The bottle is positioned on the upper chopper partially inside of the lower chopper. The bottle is rotated relative to the lower chopper causing the herb leaves to be chopped by the upper and lower choppers and dispensed out of the chopper through dispensing holes formed in the lower chopper.

主权项

1. An herb or food chopper, comprising:
a container sized to contain food or herbs; a chopping device mounted to one end of the container and comprising an agitator, an inner chopper and an outer chopper; the outer chopper including a plurality of teeth and a plurality of holes; the inner chopper including a plurality of teeth and a plurality of openings sized to allow the contained food or herbs pass through; the agitator positioned inward of the inner chopper, the agitator including a plurality of spokes, a plurality of openings formed between the spokes, and a fin or a protrusion extending into the container; the plurality of teeth of the inner chopper are staggered with respect to the plurality of teeth of the outer chopper; the plurality of holes of the outer chopper dispense the chopped food or herbs from the chopper; and at least one of:
the plurality of teeth of the outer chopper project inwards toward a container bottom;the plurality of teeth of the inner chopper project outwards and away from the container bottom; andthe plurality of teeth of the outer chopper project into spaces between the plurality of teeth of the inner chopper.