Devices and methods for use in preparing certain fruits for...

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2006-07-25

2006-07-25

Payer, Hwei-Siu C. (Department: 3724)

Cutlery

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C030S117000, C030S302000, C030S303000, C099S541000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07080454

ABSTRACT:
Devices for removing and/or slicing a meat of fruit are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device has a handle portion and a working portion having an elongated blade and a pair of lateral extensions. The elongated blade has a cross-sectional shape adapted to facilitate movement of the elongated blade through the meat of the fruit. The working portion of the device has a resting configuration in which the elongated blade has a first radius of curvature, and at least one of the lateral extensions is manipulable under a manual force during use to deform the working portion from the resting configuration to a displaced configuration in which the elongated blade has a second radius of curvature, selectively conforming to the curvature of the skin before and as the elongated blade moves through the meat of the fruit.

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