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US 2009/0056519 A1Published application
Avocado cutting and splitting device
OwnerRichard E. MOOREinventor
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Abstract
An avocado cutter with an upper blade and a lower blade, each rotating in a forward direction with the lower blade below and forward of the upper blade defining a space therebetween. A V-shaped conveyor conveys an avocado to the upper blade which cuts to the seed of the avocado and rotates the avocado in a forward direction in the process causing the avocado to engage the lower blade and engage a V-shaped splitter to split the avocado into two sections.
Claims20
An avocado cutter comprising:
- a first rotatable blade with an engaging section to be rotating in a forward direction, said first rotatable blade having a shield over a non-engaging section of said first rotatable blade;
- a second rotatable blade with an engaging section to be rotating in said forward direction, said second rotatable blade below and forward of said first rotatable blade defining a space-Y between said first rotatable blade and said second rotatable blade;
- a splitter pivotably connected to said shield;
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- conveyor means for conveying in said forward direction an avocado with a seed having a diameter-X inside to said first rotatable blade wherein said engaging section of said first rotatable blade cuts to the seed causing said avocado to rotate in said forward direction and to contact said engaging section of said second rotatable blade to thereby cut said avocado completely around said seed and thereafter to engage said splitter to split said avocado into a first section and a second section.
2 more elements
A splitter for use with a cutter for splitting cut objects, said splitter comprising:
- a first arm having a forward end, a rear end, a bottom edge, and an inward projection tab at said forward end and a slot thereon;
- a second arm having a forward end, a rear end, a bottom edge, an inward projection tab at said forward end and a rear ward projection tab on its said inward projection tab wherein said rear ward projection tab is adapted to insert into said slot to thereby connect said first arm to said second arm forming a V-shape configuration thereat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.