Peeler and Slicer Apparatus

A peeler and slicing apparatus comprising a cutting member, a movable member arranged for relative movement into said cutting member and a peel removing member, wherein said cutting member is adapted to cut into an article to be peeled so that at least a portion of said article is received within said cutting member with the peel surrounding the cutting member, said peel removing member is adapted to move relative to said cutting member to push the peel away from the cutting member and said movable member being movable relative to said cutting member into said cutting member so that said portion of the article can be pushed out of said cutting member, said cutting member comprising a cylinder and said movable member comprising a plunger arranged to relatively move within a portion of said cylinder to push said portion of the article out of said cylinder after it is cut, and wherein there is provided a pair of discs axially mounted on an axle in spaced apart relation, the spacing being sufficient to allow an article to be peeled to be placed therebetween, article holding means between the discs for supporting the article to be peeled relative to the pair of discs, openings in said pair of discs angularly aligned with each other at the position of said article holding means, said cutting member and said movable member being alignable with said openings, the opening in one of said pair of discs being of a size sufficient to allow both said cutting member and said movable member to pass therethrough, and the opening in the other of said pair of discs being of size to allow the portion of said article to pass therethrough, said pair of discs being axially rotatable with said axle so that when an article is received in said article holding means, said cutting member can extend to pass through the opening in said one of said pairs of discs so said portion will be within said cutting member and said movable member can then extend to pass through said opening to push said portion through the opening in the other of said pairs of discs, and a gripping and holding mechanism having a first component and a second component, each component having a plurality of spaced apart fingers, the first and second components being mounted for relative movement with respect to one another from a clamping position to an open position, so that the portion can be held in the holding and clamping mechanism in a clamped position, and slicing means for slicing the portion through the spaces between the fingers so as to slice the portion into a plurality of sections.

A peeler and slicer apparatus for slicing an article, comprising:

• a corer having a peripheral cutting edge and at least one internal cutting blade;
• a holder for holding the article;
• a moving mechanism for moving the corer relative to the holder so that the peripheral cutting edge cuts a core from the article to thereby remove a peripheral layer of peel from about the article and the internal cutting blade cuts the core into at least two segments;
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• a push member for movement relative to the corer for pushing the core from the corer.

A peeler and slicer apparatus for slicing an article, comprising:

• a corer for receiving the article and for cutting a core from the article to thereby remove a peripheral layer of peel from about the article;
• a holder for holding the article;
• a moving mechanism for moving the corer relative to the holder;
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• a core rotating member for rotating the core so that as the corer cuts into the article, rotation of the corer facilitates the cutting action to remove the peripheral layer of peel and produce the core from the article.