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US 2005/0229760 A1Published application
Lemon-wedge cutter for restaurants and bars
OwnerChing Changinventor
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Abstract
A cutting device hygienically cuts a lemon into wedges with a crosscut for hanging the wedges on glasses as served with beverages, such as ice-tea, or cocktails in restaurants or bars. Simple mechanism: the cam mechanism and the gear-rack assembly are driven by two separate manually operated handles that attach to the machine to achieve the slicing actions. Cutting a lemon into wedges with crosscuts is accomplished by simply placing the lemon into the center of the machine and adding pressure in sequence to the two handles by the operator.
Claims7
A citrus wedge cutting devise, and comprising:
- a support base having vertical walls around the sides of an open space with a minimum of two and one-half inches between said walls to support manual operating pressure on a flat surface;
- a housing assembly having a vertical through hole of two and one-half inch minimum diameter for moving citrus fruits through, being mounted on said support base;
- a cover having an open space of two and one-half inch minimum diameter for moving citrus fruits through, being mounted on the top of said housing assembly;
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- a drive plate having a press device above said cover and engaging to said housing assembly by gear-rack and guide rod devices to move vertically;
- whereby, when said drive plate is moved down, said press device contacts the loaded citrus fruit and presses it through said housing assembly to be cut into wedges.
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