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US 4,903,407 AGranted
Device for making vegetable and/or fruit cases for filling
OwnerGerard Fischerinventor
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Abstract
A device for preparing cases for filling (2) comprises at least one tubular cutting element (20) and one means for separating the case from the core (52) cut by the element (20) from a fruit or a vegetable. This separating means is comprised of at least one of the following mechanisms: a transverse blade, a depression means, serrations inside the element (20).
Claims13
A device for cutting out primary edible material and in particular cases for filling, comprising:
- means for holding said edible material;
- a first cutting means having a cylindrical wall parallel to a longitudinal axis and a cutting edge at one end thereof, said first cutting means being translatable for a first predetermined distance in a direction parallel to said longitudinal axis for forming a first cut in said material, said first cut defining a side wall of a hollow to be formed in said material;
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- a second cutting means having a cutting edge at one end thereof, said second cutting means being translatable for a second predetermined distance in a direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis for forming a second cut in said material, said second cut defining a bottom of said hollow to be formed in said material,
- whereby said first and second distances are selected such that said first and second cuts intersect to completely sever a first portion of said material from a second portion of said material, said hollow being formed in said second portion of material upon removal of said first portion of material.
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A device for cutting out primary edible material and in particular cases for filling, comprising:
- means for holding said edible material;
- a first cutting means having a slightly conical wall with a longitudinal axis and a cutting edge at one end thereof, said first cutting means being translatable for a first predetermined distance in a direction parallel to said longitudinal axis for forming a first cut in said material, said first cut defining a side wall of a hollow to be formed in said material;
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- a second cutting means having a cutting edge at one end thereof, said second cutting means being translatable for a second predetermined distance in a direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis for forming a second cut in said material, said second cut defining a bottom of said hollow to be formed in said material,
- whereby said first and second distances are selected such that said first and second cuts intersect to completely sever a first portion of said material from a second portion of said material, said hollow being formed in said second portion of material upon removal of said first portion of material when said first cutting edge is withdrawn by translation in a direction opposite to said direction parallel to said longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.