Cutlery – Cutting tools – Push and/or pull type
Patent
1993-04-29
1994-05-24
Watts, Douglas D.
Cutlery
Cutting tools
Push and/or pull type
30114, B26B 300
Patent
active
053137078
ABSTRACT:
A suitably dimensioned, hollow, crescent-shaped die with an upstanding handle provides a culinary tool for conveniently and quickly removing all the seeds from a watermelon. Upright side walls on the perimeter of the die engage each of the seed-bearing, crescent-shaped-in-section columns and extract the column as the die is withdrawn at the conclusion of the cutting portion of the cycle. By arranging a portion of the die and side walls in an overlapping relation, the areal extent of the die can be expanded, after withdrawal, to allow the attendant seed-bearing column to drop from the die by gravity. If desired, the overlapping portion can be augmented by slots and a pair of retainer pins to restrict the extent of change of the die area to a predetermined range; and inward shark tooth projections on the side walls can be used to enhance the ability of the side walls to lift the column during die withdrawal. A spring-loaded cross-tong attached to the side walls can serve not only as a handle but also as a die expander to release a seed-bearing column at the conclusion of the seed-removal cycle.
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