Device for a piercing a nut
OwnerShel L. Samuelsoninventor
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Abstract
A nut can be pierced with a device employing an upper member having a manually engageable surface. The device also has a base with an underside adapted to stably rest atop a horizontal support surface. The upper member has a free end, a pivotal end, and a manually engageable surface. This member is mounted at the pivotal end to articulate atop the base. The cutter is mounted on the member proximate the free end and opposite the manually engageable surface. A retractable element is mounted adjacent to the cutter to reciprocate with respect thereto. This retractable element can retract relative to the member to expose and give the cutter clearance for piercing the nut.
Claims30
A device for piercing a nut, comprising:
- a member having a manually engageable surface;
- a cutter mounted on said member opposite said manually engageable surface;
- a retractable element mounted adjacent to said cutter to reciprocate with respect thereto, said retractable element being operable to move relative to said member and having means for progressively exposing and giving said cutter clearance for piercing said nut, said retractable element having an indented underside facing in said thrust direction for engaging and holding in place said nut.
A device for piercing a nut, comprising:
- a base having an underside adapted to stably rest atop a horizontal support surface, said base having a basin for cradling said nut below said cutter;
- a retractable element mounted adjacent to said cutter to reciprocate with respect thereto, said retractable element being operable to move relative to said member and having means for progressively exposing and giving said cutter clearance for piercing said nut, said retractable element having an indented underside facing in said thrust direction for engaging and holding in place said nut;
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- a member having a free end, a pivotal end, and a manually engageable surface, said member being mounted at said pivotal end to articulate atop said base;
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- a cutter mounted on said member proximate said free end and opposite said manually engageable surface and having means for piercing said nut in said basin without transpiercing.
A device for piercing a nut, comprising:
- a base having an underside adapted to stably rest atop a horizontal support surface, said base having a basin for cradling said nut below said cutter;
- a member having a free end, a pivotal end, and a manually engageable surface, said member being mounted at said pivotal end to articulate atop said base, said base having a boss mounted at an end of said base for pivotally supporting said member, said boss having an abutment surface for engaging said member and limiting its angle of elevation relative to said base, said member including a shell sized and shaped to abut said boss and to allow rotation to a limited angle of elevation;
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- a cutter mounted on said member proximate said free end and opposite said manually engageable surface and having means for piercing said nut in said basin without transpiercing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.