Compact cold-press grinder

Abstract

A compact cold press grinder that fits within a user's hand that includes a cold press grinder and a container that holds consumables, such as fruits, vegetables, seeds, aquatic plants, and/or other nutritious consumable. The cold press grinder crushes and grinds the consumables to a liquid paste or juice using friction forces, shear forces and pressure (e.g. hydraulic press). The cold press grinder includes a housing that is removably attachable to the container. The cold press grinder may include an input for receiving the consumables within the container and a plurality of nip roller pairs that grind the consumables. The cold press grinder has one output to output the consumable as is or the liquid paste or the juice prepared by the cold press grinder and does not include an output to output consumable waste products.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A handheld cold-press grinder for aquatic plants, the handheld cold-press grinder comprising:
 a container containing aquatic plants; and   a cold-press grinder with a housing that is removably attachable to the container, wherein the housing is configured to be received in a user's hand, the cold-press grinder comprising:
 an input for receiving the aquatic plants of the container; 
 a cold-press grinding mechanism configured to grind the aquatic plants of the container by applying pressure and shear forces to the aquatic plants; and 
 an output to output a liquid paste prepared by grinding the aquatic. 
   
     
     
         2 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , wherein the grinder only has a single output to output the liquid paste. 
     
     
         3 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , wherein the cold-press grinding mechanism comprises a plurality of nip roller pairs. 
     
     
         4 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 3 , wherein the nip roller pairs are arranged between the input and the output of the cold-press grinder. 
     
     
         5 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 3 , wherein the distance between the rollers of each roller pair is the same as the other roller pairs during a grinding process. 
     
     
         6 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 3 , wherein the distance between the rollers of each roller pair is different than the other roller pairs during a grinding process. 
     
     
         7 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 3 , wherein one roller of each roller pair is biased by a biasing member, and
 wherein the biasing member controls the distance between the rollers of each roller pair.   
     
     
         8 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , wherein the input includes a funnel to gradually introduce the aquatic plants of the container to the cold-press grinding mechanism. 
     
     
         9 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , wherein the input includes a valve to control the flow of the aquatic plants of the container to the cold-press grinding mechanism. 
     
     
         10 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 9 , wherein the valve includes a piercer for piercing a seal of the container. 
     
     
         11 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 9 , wherein the valve rotates to control the flow of the aquatic plants of the container to the cold-press grinding mechanism. 
     
     
         12 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 9 , wherein the valve moves from a first position to a second position to control the flow of the aquatic plants of the container to the cold-press grinding mechanism. 
     
     
         13 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , wherein the cold-press grinding mechanism is disposed between the input and the output along an aquatic plant pathway, and wherein a predefined measure of the aquatic plants is conveyed along the aquatic plant pathway without being crushed or ground by the cold-press grinding mechanism. 
     
     
         14 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , wherein a sidewall of the container has a contour shape that conforms to the shape of a user's hand. 
     
     
         15 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , wherein a top of the grinder housing and a bottom of the container is adapted to fit within a user's hand. 
     
     
         16 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , further comprising a secondary input, wherein the secondary input is disposed at an angle relative to the input. 
     
     
         17 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , further comprising an orientation sensor, wherein the orientation sensor detects the orientation of the handheld grinder and opens a valve when the handheld grinder tilts more than a predetermined angle. 
     
     
         18 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , further comprising a motor that drives the cold-pressed grinding mechanism, and wherein the motor drives the cold-pressed grinding mechanism for a predetermined amount of time to produce a predetermined amount of liquid paste. 
     
     
         19 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , wherein the cold-press grinding mechanism comprises a plurality of nip roller pairs, wherein the cold-press grinder further comprises a motor that drives a plurality of the nip rollers of the nip roller pairs, and wherein the motor drives the plurality of nip rollers for a predetermined amount of time to produce a predetermined amount of liquid paste. 
     
     
         20 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 1 , wherein the cold-press grinding mechanism comprises a mortar and pestle-like mechanism. 
     
     
         21 . A cold-press grinder for grinding an aquatic plant, the cold-press grinder comprising:
 a housing that includes an input, an aquatic plant pathway, and an output;   a valve for controlling the flow of the aquatic plant through the input; and   a cold-press grinding mechanism disposed between the input and the output along the aquatic plant pathway, wherein the cold-press grinding mechanism is configured to grind aquatic plant by applying pressure and shear forces to the aquatic plant.   
     
     
         22 . The cold-press grinder of  claim 21 , wherein the cold-press grinding mechanism comprises a plurality of nip roller pairs. 
     
     
         23 . The cold-press grinder of  claim 21 , wherein the cold-press grinder is detachably attachable to a container that holds the aquatic plant. 
     
     
         24 . The cold-press grinder of  claim 21 , wherein the cold-press grinding mechanism comprises a plurality of nip roller pairs, and wherein the distance between the rollers in each roller pair is adjustable before or during a grinding process. 
     
     
         25 . The cold-press grinder of  claim 21 , further comprising a cleaning input separate from the input for introducing a cleaning solution to clean the cold-press grinding mechanism. 
     
     
         26 . A handheld cold-press grinder comprising:
 a container; and   a cold-press grinder that is removably attachable to the container, the cold-press grinder comprising:
 an input for receiving the contents of the container; 
 an output to output the contents of the container; 
 a content pathway located between the input and the output; and 
 a plurality of nip roller pairs located along the content pathway. 
   
     
     
         27 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 26 , wherein the distance between the nip rollers of each nip roller pair is adjustable by a user. 
     
     
         28 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 26 , wherein a predefined measure of the contents of the container are conveyed along the content pathway from the input of the grinder to the output of the grinder without being crushed or ground by the plurality of nip roller pairs. 
     
     
         29 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 26 , wherein the contents of the container are crushed and ground by the plurality of nip roller pairs to produce a liquid paste that is outputted through the output. 
     
     
         30 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 29 , wherein the distance between the nip rollers of each nip roller pair is adjustable by the user to define the thickness of the liquid paste produced by the nip roller pairs. 
     
     
         31 . The handheld cold-press grinder of  claim 26 , wherein each nip roller in each nip roller pair rotates at a different speed that the other nip roller in the nip roller pair.