Abstract: A rechargeable coffee or spice grinding apparatus having a grinder and a charging station. The grinder is hand portable and useable separated from the charging station. The grinder has a power supply (e.g., a battery pack) that is recharged by a current induced in the grinder's charging circuit by the inductance probe of the charging station. The charging station is cordless and plugs directly into a household wall outlet. The charging station has an inductively coupled charging probe that mates with a probe receptacle in the grinder. The charging probe induces an electrical current in the charging circuit of the grinder without any wires or direct electrical contact between the grinder to the charging station. The grinder's charging circuit connects to the rechargeable power supply and provides the electricity to operate the grinder motor.

Abstract: A rechargeable coffee or spice grinder having rechargeable batteries that are recharged by induction current supplied by a recharging station. The recharging station is plugged into a conventional a.c. wall outlet, such as in a kitchen, and has a charging probe that induces a charge in the charging unit of the grinder without any wires interconnecting the grinder to the station. The grinder's charging unit connect to rechargeable batteries that operate a motor. This motor is used to spin blades to grind an inserted food product placed in a basket within the grinder, such as coffee beans or spices. An opening on the bottom of the grinder serves as an input for the charging probe of the charging station. After material is ground, the grinder can be turned upside down which moves the material to the grinder's removable lid. The lid is used to store and transport the ground material, like ground coffee beans, to a coffee maker.