# US 2015/0143701 A1 · Fruit Splitting Device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2015/0143701 A1 - Document ID: US20150143701A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/340,734 - Filed: 2014-07-25 - Published: 2015-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2013-11-26 - Inventors: Boris Eydelman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150143701A1 ## CPC - A47J 43/26: Nutcrackers - B25B 7/00: Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools (implements for fastening, connecting, or tensioning wire or strip B25B25/00; adapted for other fitting or separating purposes B25B27/00; for marking animals A01K11/00; dentists' forceps A61C3/00; bending wire eyes B21F1/06; hand-held metal-shearing or metal-cutting devices B23D29/00; hand cutting tools B26B; for punching or perforating B26F1/36; devices for securing ends of binding material in bundling machines B65B13/24; specially designed for watch-making or comparable work G04D1/00) - B25B 7/18: Adjusting means for the operating arms - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - B25B: TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING ## Abstract A fruit splitting device facilitates the process of splitting open a fruit, such as a coconut shell. The device includes a hoop having a first jaw and a second jaw pivotally coupled together for pivoting the hoop between an open position and a closed position. A first handle has a first end coupled to the hoop. A second handle has a first end being coupled to the hoop. A plurality of first teeth is coupled to an inner surface of the first jaw. The first teeth are spaced from each other. A plurality of second teeth is coupled to an interior surface of the second jaw. The second teeth are spaced from each other. The second teeth are positioned opposite the first teeth wherein the first and second teeth engage and split open a fruit when the first and second teeth exert pressure on the fruit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fruit splitting device comprising: a hoop having a first jaw and a second jaw pivotally coupled together for pivoting said hoop between an open position and a closed position; a first handle having a first end being coupled to said hoop; a second handle having a first end being coupled to said hoop; a plurality of first teeth coupled to an inner surface of said first jaw, said first teeth being spaced from each other; and a plurality of second teeth coupled to an interior surface of said second jaw, said second teeth being spaced from each other, said second teeth being positioned opposite said first teeth wherein said first and second teeth are configured to engage and split open a fruit when said first and second teeth exert pressure on the fruit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a hinge coupled to said first jaw and said second jaw at a juncture between said first and second jaw. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, further comprising said first jaw having a distal end relative to said first end of said first handle, said second jaw having a far end relative to said first end of said second handle, said hinge being pivotally coupled to each of said first distal end and said second distal end. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising said hoop having an oval shape and being elongated along a line extending through said first handle and a line extending through said second handle, each of said first and second handles lying in a plane of said hoop. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising said hoop and each of said first and second handles being integrally coupled together. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising said first handle being coupled to said first jaw, said second handle being coupled to said second jaw, said hoop having a break therein positioned proximate said first end of each of said associated first and second handles to permit moving said first and second handles towards and away from each other when moving said first and second jaws between the open and closed positions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, further comprising each of said first and second handles including a respective grip, said grips of said first and second handles abutting each other when said hoop is in the closed position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising each of said first and second teeth having a base and an apex positioned opposite said base, said apex of each of said first and second teeth being curved. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising: said first teeth including a first row and a second row each extending along a longitudinal axis of said first jaw, said first row and said second row being spaced and aligned with respect to each other; and said second teeth including a primary row and a secondary row each extending along a longitudinal axis of said second jaw, said primary row and said secondary row being spaced and aligned with respect to each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising each of said first handle and said second handle being telescopic and configured to provide leverage to facilitate splitting of the fruit. ### Claim 11 A fruit splitting device comprising: a hoop having a first jaw and a second jaw pivotally coupled together for pivoting said hoop between an open position and a closed position; a first handle coupled to said hoop, said first handle having a first end being coupled to said first jaw, said first jaw having a distal end relative to said first end of said first handle; a second handle coupled to said hoop, said second handle having a first end being coupled to said second jaw, said second jaw having a far end relative to said first end of said second handle, said hoop and each of said first and second handles being integrally coupled together; said hoop having an oval shape and being elongated along a line extending through said first handle and a line extending through said second handle, each of said first and second handles lying in a plane of said hoop; said hoop having a break therein positioned proximate said first end of said first handle and said first end of said second handle; each of said first and second handles including a respective grip, said grips of said first and second handles abutting each other when said hoop is in the closed position; a hinge coupled to said first jaw and said second jaw at a juncture between said first and second jaw, said hinge being pivotally coupled to each of said distal end and said far end; a plurality of first teeth coupled to an inner surface of said first jaw, said first teeth being spaced relative to each other, said first teeth including a first row and a second row each extending along a longitudinal axis of said first jaw, said first row and said second row being spaced and aligned with respect to each other; a plurality of second teeth coupled to an interior surface of said second jaw, said second teeth being spaced relative to each other, said second teeth being positioned opposite said first teeth wherein said first and second teeth are configured to engage and split open a fruit when said first and second teeth exert pressure on the fruit, said second teeth including a primary row and a secondary row each extending along a longitudinal axis of said second jaw, said primary row and said secondary row being spaced and aligned with respect to each other, each of said first and second teeth having a base and an apex positioned opposite said base, said apex of each of said first and second teeth being curved; and each of said first and second handles being telescopic and configured to provide leverage to facilitate splitting of the fruit.