| 摘要 |
An electric hand-held cheese grater device has a hinged spring-loaded cheese compartment door. The upper portion houses the power unit, which is activated by a button on the top of the unit. The lower portion houses a vertically-oriented grater blade in the form of a hollow cylinder residing within a conforming exit tube. The grater blade is connected to and rotated by a shaft powered by the power unit. Extending from the side of the lower portion is a cheese compartment wherein a piece of cheese is placed against the grater blade. A hinged, spring-loaded door opens outwardly to allow for the insertion of a piece of cheese into the cheese compartment. The spring-loading action of the door retains the cheese within the cheese compartment and forces the cheese against the rotating grater blade. In this manner, one hand operation of the cheese grater is effected. Furthermore, the unique orientation of the various elements of the invention allows for a compact device which can be easily held in one hand and moved about with ease, so that during operation, the grated cheese emerging from the exit tube can be directed accurately onto a food substrate. Once the cheese has been completely grated, the spring action forces the door into a resting, closed position. In a preferred embodiment, the cheese grater has a unique light source which directs light upon a food substrate.
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