Friday, November 12, 2010

Experience Enrichment - Products Context of Use

This is a Cheese/Fruit and Vegetable grater. There are 4 main components that make up the entire design. The Lid, the Bowl, the Grater and the Rubber Stopper.

1. The Lid is used to hold the cheese so that there is no contact with the grater, thus eliminating the chance of grating your knuckles. It has thirteen reinforced plastic semi-blunt sticks inside the lid which stab into large pieces fruit and vegetables, this is shown in the picture below showing the positions of the spikes. The spikes are just under the edge of the lid so that it does break off or get grated into the food. On the top side of the lid there is a dynamic handle moulded to fit the hand with indented grooves for your fingers and thumbs to rest.
2. The next compartment is the Bowl. It is used to collect all the grated bits of food. It is very easily interchanged and can be swapped for larger of finer grain graters depending on the food you are making. The bowl has a 5mm recess around the rim so that it can hold the grater in place.
3. The Rubber Stopper has two functions. Firstly when not in use it holds together the bowl and the lid. It has a 2mm overbite that sits perfectly onto the recessed edge of the bowl and the edge of the lid. Its second use is for when the product is in use, it holds the bowl in place for when the user is grating. It is hollowed out in the middle and chamfered to cup the bowl perfectly so that the bowl doesn’t slide around on the table.
4. The Final component is the actual grater itself it is 2mm thick and stainless steel, shaped to fit with ease into the recess of the bowl. The grater is interchangeable and can be swapped for large or finer grain graters for different thickness results when grating.

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