Citrus fruit segmenter
AssigneeChef 'N Corporation
InventorsDavid A. Holcomb, Joshua R. Stewart
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Abstract
A single-handedly operated citrus fruit segmenter having first and second arms such that squeezing the arms into a closed position causes a curved movable scoop to extend into a citrus fruit proximate to a triangular blade and form a segment-shaped compartment. The actuation of the curved movable scoop occurs by a user squeezing the first arm toward the second arm. A pin on the first arm is operatively connected to an elongated slot of a cam mechanism such that the rotation of the first arm about its pivot location causes the cam mechanism to rotate about its own pivot location. Therefore, the cam mechanism, being also connected to the curved movable scoop, forces the curved movable scoop into the citrus fruit.
Claims20
A citrus fruit segmenter single-handedly operable between an open position and a closed position, comprising:
- first and second arms, at least one of the first and second arms including a grip portion, a pin portion and a pivot location therebetween and being movable between the open position and the closed position, a biasing member being configured to urge the at least one of the first and second arms into the open position;
- a cam mechanism operatively connected to the pin portion of the first arm, the cam mechanism including an elongated slot for receiving the pin portion, the cam mechanism further including a cam pivot location at one end and a scoop end at an opposing end;
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- a movable blade coupled to the scoop end of the cam mechanism to move into and out of the citrus fruit in response to the movement of the at least one of the first and second arms.
A citrus fruit segmenter single-handedly operable, comprising:
- a first arm lever and a second arm, the first arm lever including a grip portion, a contact portion and a pivot location therebetween, the first arm being movable between an open position and a closed position;
- a second lever having a lever pivot location at one end, a scoop portion, and an elongated portion therebetween, the elongated portion of the second lever being in slidable contact with the contact portion of the first arm lever;
- a biasing member being configured to urge the first arm into the open position by opposing the motion of the second lever;
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- a curved movable scoop operatively attached to the scoop portion of the second lever such that actuation of the second lever creates movement of the curved movable scoop from a retracted position corresponding to the open position of the arms to an extended position corresponding to the closed position of the arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.