Food shaving apparatus
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1. An apparatus for shaving an object such as an ice cube comprising:
- a reservoir for containing shavings from said object,a cutter blade disposed above said reservoir,a rotating cylinder having a central axis and supported for rotation about the axis, said rotating cylinder holding the object to be shaved, and having at least one projecting portion engaging with said object, the object being rotated to be shaved by said cutter blade,an inverted cup-shaped casing covering said rotating cylinder, andmeans supported by the casing for rotating said rotating cylinder about the axis thereof, comprising a rod extending through a hole formed in said casing, a pressure plate housed in said rotating cylinder and connected to one end portion of said rod, means mounting the pressure plate in the rotating cylinder such that the pressure plate rotates with the cylinder and moves relative thereto along said central axis, said pressure plate being formed with a notch engaging with said at least one projecting portion, a handle disposed outside of said casing and connected to the other end portion of said rod to rotate the pressure plate with said rotating cylinder as one body about the central axis thereof while simultaneously pressing the pressure plate downwardly towards the cutter blade.
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Abstract
A shaving apparatus for shaving food such as ice cubes made by a domestic-use refrigerator including a reservoir or container, a cutter blade, a rotating cylinder, and a mechanism for rotating the cylinder. The rotating cylinder can hold a large number of ice cubes and has at least one projecting portion engaging with the ice cubes. The rotating cylinder is rotatably supported about the axis thereof and is rotated by the mechanism. The ice cubes are rotated by the projecting portion of the cylinder and shaved by the carrier blade into fine slivers of ice.
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1. An apparatus for shaving an object such as an ice cube comprising:
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a reservoir for containing shavings from said object, a cutter blade disposed above said reservoir, a rotating cylinder having a central axis and supported for rotation about the axis, said rotating cylinder holding the object to be shaved, and having at least one projecting portion engaging with said object, the object being rotated to be shaved by said cutter blade, an inverted cup-shaped casing covering said rotating cylinder, and means supported by the casing for rotating said rotating cylinder about the axis thereof, comprising a rod extending through a hole formed in said casing, a pressure plate housed in said rotating cylinder and connected to one end portion of said rod, means mounting the pressure plate in the rotating cylinder such that the pressure plate rotates with the cylinder and moves relative thereto along said central axis, said pressure plate being formed with a notch engaging with said at least one projecting portion, a handle disposed outside of said casing and connected to the other end portion of said rod to rotate the pressure plate with said rotating cylinder as one body about the central axis thereof while simultaneously pressing the pressure plate downwardly towards the cutter blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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