Apparatus for peeling and optionally cutting vegetables

Details Apparatus for peeling and optionally cutting vegetables Apparatus for peeling and optionally cutting vegetables

1999-12-17

2001-07-03

Simone, Timothy F. (Department: 1761)

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Means to treat food

Subdividing into plural products

C099S584000, C099S590000, C099S591000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06253670

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a kitchen utensil, and more particularly to an apparatus for peeling vegetables of elongated, oval or round shape, such as cucumbers, squashes or turnips, carrots, potatoes and the like.
The invention also relates to an apparatus of the type mentioned hereinabove, which further includes, in an optional manner, means for cutting the vegetables while they are peeled.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Traditionally, knives are used for peeling vegetables. These knives comprise the handle from which project a blade having one or more longitudinal slots. The blade is usually straight or slightly curved when seen in cross-section. To peel a vegetable or a fruit with such a knife, it is usually necessary to cut the skin of the vegetable in the form of thin bands. Such implies a plurality of repetition peeling movements by the user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for peeling vegetables of a round, oval or elongated shape, which apparatus comprises:
a frame defining a hole provided with a center, the hole being sized to receive and let pass the vegetable to be peeled;
a given number of knives mounted onto the frame in such a manner as to be radially slidable toward the center of the hole, the knives being distributed in an equal manner all around the frame and each comprising a blade extending tangentially within the hole so as to peel an adjacent part of the vegetable introduced into and pushed through the hole; and
springs for applying in a permanent manner a radial force onto the knives in order to push the knives toward the center of the hole.
The apparatus according to the invention of which several preferred embodiments will be disclosed hereinafter, is very simple in construction and use. It permits to peel vegetables in a single movement or with a minimal number of movements. This apparatus also permits, in an optional manner, to cut the vegetable while it is peeled.


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