Food skewer tool
OwnerMartin Van Buren Swindleinventor
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Abstract
A food skewering tool is used to insert a skewer into a food item, such as an apple. The tool includes a barrel having an axial bore for receiving and guiding the skewer, and a striker element which applies force to the skewer to drive it into the food item. The striker element may include a detent that receives the skewer and prevents slippage when the skewer is being driven. The length of the barrel and the length of the skewer combine to establish the depth that the skewer will penetrate into the food item.
Claims12
A skewering apparatus for penetrating a food item with an elongated skewer having a length, a cross-sectional dimension, a penetrating end, and a driving end, the apparatus comprising:
- a barrel having an axial bore of cross-sectional dimension larger than the cross-sectional dimension of the skewer, said bore having an inner surface for guiding the skewer;
- wherein the skewer is positioned within said bore and guided by said inner surface during skewering of the food item so that the penetration end only contacts the food item;
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- a striker for inserting the penetration end of the skewer into the food item when said striker is in driving contact with the driving end of the skewer.
A skewering apparatus for penetrating an apple with an elongated skewer having a length, a cross-sectional dimension, a penetrating end, and a driving end, the apparatus comprising:
- a barrel having an axial bore of cross-sectional dimension larger than the cross-sectional dimension of the skewer, said bore having an inner surface for guiding the skewer;
- wherein the skewer is positioned within said bore and guided by said inner surface during skewering of the apple so that the penetration end only contacts the apple;
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- a striker for inserting the penetration end of the skewer into the apple when said striker is in driving contact with the driving end of the skewer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.