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US 5,664,490 AGranted
Melon peeler apparatus
AssigneeFresh King LLC
InventorsNicholas J. Tompkins, Tim T. Murphy, Andrew T. Furukawa
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Abstract
A melon peeler simultaneously removes the seed pod, seeds and rind from a melon slice. A melon slice input channel and a drive assembly cooperate to guide a melon slice toward a cutting assembly arranged across the input channel. The cutting assembly includes an upper blade and a lower blade arranged so that the upper blade removes the seeds and seed pod while the lower blade removes the find, leaving a melon slice of selected thickness.
Claims7
A melon peeler apparatus, comprising:
- a frame;
- a melon slice input section connected to the housing, the melon slice input section including a melon slice input channel arranged for receiving therein a melon slice that includes a rind and a seed pod;
- a peeling assembly arranged across the input channel;
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- a drive assembly mounted to the frame, the drive assembly including apparatus for propelling the melon slice toward the peeling assembly, the peeling assembly including cutting apparatus for simultaneously removing the rind and seed pod from the melon slice.
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