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US 2014/0338507 A1Published application
Food peeler and method of using same
OwnerRobert E. Whewell, JR., Susan Anastasia Rose Whewellinventors
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Abstract
A food peeling device includes a housing for gripping by a user having an opening shaped and sized to receive a food item, such as the base end of a banana. At least one cutting member is contained within the housing, and has an edge for piercing the base end of the banana. The housing can have a frusto-conical shape.
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An apparatus for peeling a food item comprising:
- (a) a housing adapted for gripping by a user, and having at least one opening adapted for receiving an end of the food item;
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- (b) at least one cutting member attached to the housing and adapted for piercing the food item.
A banana peeler apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing adapted for gripping by a user, and having at least one opening adapted for receiving a base end of a banana;
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- (b) at least one cutting member contained within the housing and having a first edge for piercing the base end of the banana.
A method of peeling a banana comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a banana having a flesh, an outer skin covering the flesh, a stem end and a base end opposite the stem end;
- (b) providing a peeler apparatus comprising:
- (i) a housing adapted for gripping by a user, and having an opening adapted for receiving the base end of a banana;
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- (ii) at least one cutting member contained within the housing and having an edge for piercing the base end of the banana;
- (c) positioning the base end of the banana against the edge of the cutting member;
- (d) forcing the cutting member edge against the base end of the banana to pierce the outer skin of the banana proximate the base end;
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- (e) gripping the outer skin of the banana proximate the base end and pulling the outer skin away from the banana flesh.
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