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A grinder used to grind material, such as tobacco leaves and other dried fruit and herbs, having windows or plastic covered openings that provide visual access to the interior of the compartment in which the finely grinded material is collected. These windows or plastic covered openings allow the us

A grinder used to grind material, such as tobacco leaves and other dried fruit and herbs, having windows or plastic covered openings that provide visual access to the interior of the compartment in which the finely grinded material is collected. These windows or plastic covered openings allow the user to visually determine whether sufficient material has been grinded without the burdensome task of repeatedly opening and closing the compartment. Furthermore, the grinder of the present invention is designed to allow the windows or openings to be covered and sealed by a single clear plastic part that is injection molded directly onto the sidewalls of the grinder.

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1. A grinder comprising: a top cap having a bottom opening and a plurality of top grinding knives protruding downward;a middle section having a top opening that is removably inserted into said bottom opening of said top cap, a bottom opening, and a plate, wherein said plate comprises a plurality of

1. A grinder comprising: a top cap having a bottom opening and a plurality of top grinding knives protruding downward;a middle section having a top opening that is removably inserted into said bottom opening of said top cap, a bottom opening, and a plate, wherein said plate comprises a plurality of bottom grinding knives protruding upward and a plurality of holes;a housing having an interior, a top opening that is removably attached to said bottom opening of said middle section, a means for filtering grinded material within said middle section, a bottom opening, a sidewall having a plurality of openings that are interconnected to each other by a passageway, and wherein said plurality of openings are completely covered by a clear transparent material that allows visual access to said interior; anda bottom cap having a top opening that is removably attached to said bottom opening of said housing. 2. The grinder, as recited in claim 1, wherein said passageway allows plastic to be injected on to said housing to create a single piece that covers and seals said plurality of openings to facilitate the capture and protection of said grinded material within said interior of said housing.