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US 4,052,790 AGranted
Pea and bean cutter
OwnerAlbert S. Carleinventor
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Abstract
A pea and bean cutter has a semicircular slot with a cutting blade protruding part way into the semicircle. A pea or bean pod moved longitudinally through the slot has its skin longitudinally sliced without marring the peas or beans within.
Claims5
A vegetable preparing utensil having side plates comprising:
- a. a pair of troughs in said side plates defined by outward bowing regions disposed at an angle to a horizonal plane at opposite ends of said side plates adapted to the lengthwise fitting therein of a vegetable;
- b. a cutting blade having a cutting edge at each end protruding part way into each of said troughs;
- c. means for adjusting the amount of protrusion of said cutting edges into each of said troughs;
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- d. means for holding said cutting edges in an adjusted position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.