Fruit and vegetable holding utensil
OwnerHallie Anne Bythinventor
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Abstract
A hand held utensil adapted to hold a fruit or vegetable, for example, a potato for peeling. The device has a first elongated member, a second elongated member, a slender slightly tapered rod-like projection, and a mechanism for rotating the projection to control rotation of the fruit or vegetable when peeling same. The first elongated member has a first end and a first connecting portion. The second elongated member has an upper end, a lower end and a hand held portion between the upper and lower ends. The upper end is attached to the connecting portion and substantially perpendicular to the first elongated member. The slender slightly tapered rod-like projection axially extends forwardly of the first end. The projection terminates in a point adapted to penetrate a vegetable or fruit.
Claims8
A hand held vegetable or fruit holding device, the device comprising:
- a first elongated member, having a first end and a first connecting portion;
- a second elongated member, having an upper end, a lower end and a hand held portion between the upper and lower ends;
- wherein the upper end is attached to the connecting portion and substantially perpendicular to the first elongated member;
- a slender slightly tapered rod-like projection axially extending forwardly of the first end, the projection terminating in a point adapted to penetrate a vegetable or fruit;
- and
- means for rotating the projection to control rotation of the fruit or vegetable when peeling same,
- wherein the means for rotating the projection comprises
- a third elongated member having a rotation portion, a mid portion and a second connecting portion, wherein the mid portion is between the rotation and second connecting portions,
- wherein
- the first elongated member has a second end and an axially located hole extending through the first elongated member from the first end to the second end,
- the projection has an opposite end,
- the opposite end is attached to the second connecting portion, and
- the third elongated member is at least partially located within the hole in the first member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.