Vegetable/fruit peeler and method of use
OwnerElizabeth Agrimisinventor
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Abstract
In a preferred embodiment, a vegetable/fruit peeler, including: a body portion having a cavity defined therein; a cover plate closing a portion of the cavity; and an exposed knife edge extending through an opening defined in the cover plate, the knife edge being generally parallely spaced closely to and surrounded by a relatively large flat surface of the cover plate; whereby, when a vegetable or fruit is placed against the relatively large flat surface and against the knife edge, and the knife edge advanced under skin of the vegetable or fruit, the knife edge will remove peels of the skin from the vegetable or fruit which peels will enter the cavity.
Claims10
A vegetable/fruit peeler, comprising:
- (a) a body portion having a cavity defined therein;
- (b) a cover plate closing a portion of said cavity, said cover plate including a central portion comprising a horizontal upper portion and a horizontal lower portion joined at a step, said cover plate including a central portion comprising a horizontal upper portion and a horizontal lower portion joined at a step, said step including a slot defined therealong;
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- (c) an exposed knife edge extending through said slot, said knife edge being generally parallely spaced closely to and surrounded by a relatively large flat surface of said cover plate;
- whereby, when a vegetable or fruit is placed against said relatively large flat surface and against said knife edge, and said knife edge advanced under skin of said vegetable or fruit, said knife edge will remove peels of said skin from said vegetable or fruit which peels will enter said cavity.
A method of peeling a vegetable or fruit, comprising:
- (a) providing a body portion having a cavity defined therein;
- (b) providing a cover plate closing a portion of said cavity, said cover plate including a central portion comprising a horizontal upper portion and a horizontal lower portion joined at a step.,;
- (c) providing an exposed knife edge extending through an opening defined in said step, said knife edge being generally parallely spaced closely to and surrounded by a relatively large flat surface of said cover plate;
- (d) placing said vegetable or fruit against said relatively large flat surface and against said knife edge and
- (e) moving said body portion and said vegetable or fruit relative to each other so as to advance said knife edge under skin of said vegetable or fruit, removing peels of said skin from said vegetable or fruit as said peels enter said cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.