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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7077058 | Fruit and vegetable peeler A fruit and vegetable peeler which is suitably used in general homes for peeling a small amount of fruits and vegetables, which is small-sized and light-weight, and which is further convenient in carrying and storage. A pair of clamp members are supported by a housi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6854383 | Apple/potato peeler An apple/potato peeler. The peeler includes a base, a main frame mounted to a slightly L-shaped structure on the base, a rotatable and axially movable screw horizontally supported on a screw support member on a vertical frame member disposed at the rear of the main ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6758133 | Device for slicing foodstuff An apparatus for slicing food products having a cutting knife which is driven in a rotary manner. The cutting plane of the knife extends perpendicular to the product support surface of a product supply device. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6516713 | Produce mandrel system A produce mandrel system has a driven cylinder formed with a point. A driven support receives the driven cylinder for its axial reciprocation and for rotation there within. A driven control assembly has a handle and a collar receiving the driven cylinder ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6463845 | Device for making cream-style corn A preferred device for making cream-style corn includes a corn-receiving member and a blade member. The corn-receiving member incorporates a first open end and defines an interior that is configured to receive at least a portion of an ear of corn. The bla... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6412177 | Hand crank driven fruit and vegetable peeler A hand crank driven fruit and vegetable peeler for peeling away an outer portion of a fruit or vegetable. An arbor is detachably mounted in the hand crank for rotating a fruit or vegetable against a sharp cutting blade. The cutting blade is mounted in the... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408520 | Power tool driven fruit and vegetable peeler A fruit and vegetable peeler which is driven by a small rotary power tool. An arbor is detachably mounted in the power tool for rotating a fruit or vegetable against a sharp cutting blade. The cutting blade is positioned relative to the fruit or vegetable... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6347581 | Perfect peeler plus table A folding table having a hole in the table top is combined with a fruit and vegetable peeler. The table may include a plastic bag retained within and under the hole for containing peelings therein, or may include a variety of other containers in alternati... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6327971 | Fruit and vegetable peeler A fruit and vegetable peeler having a blade mounted on a handle and a handle for supporting and traversing the blade along an outer surface of a fruit or a vegetable. The handle has a steady rest for maintaining the position of the blade relative to the f... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6234073 | Apparatus for spirally slicing boneless meat A method and apparatus for spirally slicing boneless meat without the need for a center support rod. A slicing machine for the meat includes a rotatable base and an elevated chuck both having prongs for clamping the meat between them. Separate motors inde... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6125744 | Fruit peeler A peeling machine is disclosed for peeling various fruits and vegetables. The peeling machine includes a lower holding assembly and an upper holding assembly rotatably coupled to a frame for securing and rotating a fruit or vegetable to be peeled. An air ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6082253 | Fruit and vegetable peeling apparatus A method and apparatus for peeling a variety of fruits and vegetables wherein a sharp blade is traversed and rotated in a continuous or intermittent manner across a rotating fruit or vegetable. In a first aspect of the invention, the fruit or vegetable is... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6053098 | Rotary root vegetable slicer A rotary root vegetable slicer that is reliably held at an installed position even when water enters into the lower surface of the bed plate, and can be easily removed from the installed position. The rotary root vegetable slicer (1) includes a bed plate ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5950528 | Fruit peeling machine A fruit peeling machine comprises a base, a transmission rod, an engagement device, a fruit fastening member, and a peeling tool. The transmission rod is rotatably and slidably mounted on the base and provided with at least two spiral slots different from... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5806414 | Apparatus for removing rind from spheroidal fruits and vegetables A processing apparatus and method for removing rind from a spheroidal food article, such as a melon is provided. The apparatus includes infeed and outfeed componentry for conveying melons to be processed into and out of the apparatus, providing an apparat... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5690022 | Peeling device A peeling device includes a base in which a motor is disposed and two ends portions extend from the base wherein a transmitting device is disposed in one of the end portions and is actuated by the motor, a first lead screw rotatably supported between the ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5660104 | Apparatus and method for removing rind from spheriodal fruits and vegetables An apparatus and method for removing rind from a spheroidal food article, such as a melon is provided. The apparatus includes a carriage assembly having revolving spindles that retain a melon on its axis and revolve the melon on its equator. The spindles ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5640898 | Machine for automatically peeling elongated fruits, advantageously for peeling kiwis A machine (10) for automatically peeling substantially elongated fruits (15), advantageously for peeling kiwis, comprising a frame (11) supporting a conveyor suitable for translating said fruits (15) from a first feeding station towards a peeling station,... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5558011 | Fruit paring and cutting apparatus An apparatus for paring the skin or rind from fruit and cutting segments of the rind having a defined length, width and thickness. The fruit is mounted upon a rotatable shaft which is longitudinally moveable through the incorporation of a continuous worm ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5216031 | Vegetable cutting device A vertically extending base of rectangular cross section with an upwardly opening compartment therein is telescopically received within the similarly configured downwardly opening chamber of an overlying housing. The upper end of the base removably mounts... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5138940 | Appliance for spirally slicing fruits and vegetables An electrical appliance for slicing fruits and vegetables which includes (i) a container defining a retention compartment configured and arranged for retention of an article of produce, (ii) a means for rotating the article of produce retained within the ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5105735 | Perfected machine for peeling oranges and similar fruits This machine consists of a chassis equipped with two arms, at the ends of which are devices for holding the fruit and turning it. The cutter can be fixed, with the fruit being kept in contact through its own weight, the peeling being carried out by anglin... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5097758 | Fruit and vegetable peeler A fruit and vegetable peeler includes a tong assembly with flexible grater plates resiliently connected across spaced apart joints of the assembly. The tong assembly is mounted on a support plate in sliding guides which confine the motion of members of th... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5089286 | Appliance for spirally slicing fruits and vegetables An electrical appliance for slicing a fruit or vegetable into spiral segments which includes (i) a frame which defines a retention compartment, (ii) a container configured for telescoping reception within the frame which defines a retention chamber, (iii)... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4920875 | Machine for skinning or slicing bacon or the like A bacon slicing or skinning machine has a housing for a set of conveyors including a traction wheel located beneath an elongated path for the products which are to be skinned or sliced. A blade holder is pivotably mounted at a level above the path adjacen... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4834795 | Pineapple peeler A semiautomatic pineapple peeler in which adjustable width knife blades sever the ends of the pineapple and concentric cylindrical knives core and peel it, leaving the detached core in the peeled pineapple. The one step process is driven by two D.C. elect... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4718333 | Peeling system The invention is directed to a system for peeling an object having a generally soft interior portion surrounded by a generally hard external surface, where the system is suitable for use by consumers or in areas with consumers. According to one aspect of ... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4704959 | Apparatus for cutting potatoes and onions An apparatus for cutting a potato into a helical shape, the apparatus having a hollow, generally cylindrical body, a cutting plate having a top side and a bottom side located in the body for cutting a potato into a helical shape when a potato is inserted ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4619192 | Potato cutter This invention involves a device for automatically cutting a potato or similar edible tubers into a shoe string form. The cutting device utilizes the entire potato during the cutting operation by the use of a novel potato support and receiving and cutting... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4503761 | Machine for fashioning vegetables and similar products A machine for fashioning vegetables and similar products. The machine comprises: a fashioning gripper 12 comprising two jaws 18, 19 adapted for seizing the vegetable via opposed axial actions; a fashioning tool 17 rotating about an axis parallel to the common ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4466344 | Machine for skinning bacon or the like A bacon skinning machine wherein the knife is movable with reference to the traction wheel by a support having two arms which carry the knife holder. The arms are movable lengthwise and are pivotable by two eccentrics mounted on a shaft which is rotatable... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4374490 | Ham slicing machine A machine for spirally slicing an unboned ham mounted between a non-driven ham engaging member and a driven ham engaging member attached to a feed screw supported by a nut fixed to the machine frame. A drive motor connected to the feed screw is mounted in... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4318339 | Apparatus for cold peeling citrus fruit A method for cold peeling citrus fruit is disclosed wherein the fruit is first cored and sliced into a plurality of segments and the pulp is thereafter severed from the peel by forcing the segment through a knife. An apparatus is disclosed where the fruit... | 03/09/1982 |
| 3982482 | Fruit peeling apparatus An apparatus for automatically peeling fruit whereby a cutter blade is moved toward and away from the fruit as a function of the sensed impedance between the cutter blade and ground through the fruit so that substantially all of the peel is removed. In th... | 09/28/1976 |
