Coring Apparatus
OwnerDaniel P. Healyinventor
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Abstract
A coring apparatus and method for coring produce and/or forming a beverage container from produce including a rotatable cutting core or member. The coring apparatus allows linear translation and/or rotation of constituent members to facilitate insertion of a cutting member, separation of a core from produce, and/or removal of the core from produce. A carrier is used to translate a rotatable cutting core for insertion in and removal from produce. The rotatable cutting core is rotatable in relation to the carrier and may optionally include an additional cutting member disposed therein.
Claims28
A coring apparatus for produce comprising:
- a carrier slidingly positionable between a first translational position and a second translational position;
- a handle projecting from a cylindrical cutting core, wherein said carrier slides both said handle and said cutting core between said first translational position and said second translational position, and wherein both said cylindrical cutting core and said handle are rotatably connected to said carrier;
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- both said cylindrical cutting core and said handle rotates relative to said carrier between a first rotational position and a second rotational position at said second translational position of said carrier when at a desired produce cutting depth.
A coring apparatus for produce comprising:
- a cutting core having a body including an upper end and a lower end and a cutting plate transversing said lower end;
- a carrier having at least an upper position and a lower position along a longitudinal axis of said cutting core while carrying said cutting core between said upper position and said lower position;
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- said cutting core cutting plate rotates between a first rotational position and a second rotational position relative to said carrier about said longitudinal axis when said carrier is in said lower position at a desired produce cutting depth.
A coring apparatus for produce comprising:
- a base;
- an elongated member projecting from said base;
- a carrier slideably connected to said elongated member, said carrier slides in a translational direction relative to said base along said elongated member to a position, said position is at a produce cutting depth;
- a cylindrical cutting core having a handle radially extending outwardly from said cylindrical cutting core, and a cutting member coupled to and radially extending inwardly from said cylindrical cutting core;
- said cylindrical cutting core with said handle and said cutting member correspondingly moves with said carrier in said translational direction to said position;
- said cylindrical cutting core rotates relative to said carrier such that said handle rotates said cylindrical cutting core at said position.
A method for forming a beverage container from produce comprising 1 the steps of:
- providing a cylindrical cutting core and a carrier;
- translating said cylindrical cutting core and said carrier towards the produce in a translational direction;
- inserting said cylindrical cutting core into the produce;
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- rotating said cylindrical cutting core relative to said carrier when inserted into the produce.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.