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US 2008/0006131 A1Published application
Apparatus for Cutting Fruit Into Slices and Dispensing the Slices
OwnerTimothy Jonesinventor
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Apparatus (2) for cutting fruit (4) into slices (6) and dispensing the slices (6), which apparatus (2) comprises a cutting station (8) at which the fruit (4) is cut into the slices (6), a holder (10) which is for the fruit (4) to be cut and which extends vertically above the cutting station (8), a cutting blade (12) which extends at right angles to the holder (10) and which is movable forwards and rearwards over the cutting station (8), and dispenser means (14) for retaining the fruit (4) to be cut at the cutting station (8) and dispensing the cut slices (6), the dispenser means including a platform portion (28) which supports the fruit (6) to be cut at the cutting station (8) and in the holder, the platform portion (28) and the dispensing aperture (16) being both provided in a flat member (30), the platform portion (28) being positioned forwardly of the dispensing aperture (16), and the apparatus (2) being such that the cutting blade (12) is moved forwards over the cutting station (8) by hand pushing in order to effect the cutting of the fruit (4) into the slices (6), the cutting blade (12) cuts the slices (6) one at a time, and the dispenser means (14) comprises a dispensing aperture (16) through which the out slices (6) fall.
Apparatus for cutting fruit into slices and dispensing the slices, which apparatus comprises a cutting station at which the fruit is cut into the slices, a holder which is for the fruit to be cut and which extends vertically above the cutting station, a cutting blade which extends at right angles to the holder and which is movable forwards and rearwards over the cutting station, and dispenser means for retaining the fruit to be cut at the cutting station and dispensing the cut slices, the dispenser means including a platform portion which supports the fruit to be cut at the cutting station and in the holder, the platform portion and the dispensing aperture being both provided in a flat member, the platform portion being positioned forwardly of the dispensing aperture, and the apparatus being such that the cutting blade is moved forwards over the cutting station by hand pushing in order to effect the cutting of the fruit into the slices, the cutting blade cuts the slices one at a time, and the dispenser means comprises a dispensing aperture through which the cut slices fall.
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