Device for holding and preparing a food product

A device for holding an edible product such as a vegetable or fruit in readiness for the preparation thereof, such as for the peeling thereof said device comprising:

• an elongated body that is meant to be grasped by a user of the device and held in the hand of the user;
• the elongated body having proximal and distal ends with the elongated body for holding at the proximal end thereof,
• the elongated body further having means defining an elongated and centrally dispose passage extending therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end thereof,
• a set of prongs, each having a pointed end, supported by the elongated body, extending from the distal end of the elongated body and fixed in position relative to the elongated body;
• the set of prongs including at least three prongs that are disposed in a parallel array and that are for piercing engagement with the edible product;
• adjacent pairs of the at least three prongs constructed and arranged to be disposed in respective predetermined planes that intersect so as to form a multi-sided area therebetween
• an ejector mechanism supported by the elongated body and disposed in the centrally disposed passage in the elongated body;
• the ejector mechanism including a proximal end, a distal end and an actuator rod disposed between the proximal and distal ends;
• a proximal end cap arranged at the proximal end of the ejector mechanism and meant for manual engagement to operate the actuator rod;
• a distal pusher piece arranged at the distal end of the ejector mechanism and meant to engage the edible product within the multi-sided area for disengagement of the edible product from the set of prongs;
• the distal end of the elongated body having a recess for receiving the distal pusher piece therein;
• and a biasing spring disposed in the centrally disposed passage of the elongated body, about the actuator rod and normally biased for urging the ejector mechanism in a proximal direction wherein the distal pusher piece is held in the recess at the distal end of the elongated body.