Melon cutter
AssigneeDisplay Specialties, Inc.
InventorJames E. Barnard
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Abstract
A melon cutter includes a cutting basket which has a plurality of arched wire cutters which extend to a central member. The cutter includes a melon holder which can be forced down towards the cutting head. A melon half placed on the cutting head is then forced by the holder down against the cutting elements. The cutting basket is then rotated about 30°-45° to effectively separate melon meat from the melon rind. The melon pieces then fall into a bowl below the cutting basket.
Claims10
A melon cutter comprising a cutting basket having a plurality of arched cutting elements extending upwardly;
- a melon holder adapted to grasp the rind of a melon half;
- an arm adapted to force said holder and said cutting basket towards each other whereby a melon half held by said holder would be forced against and into said arched cutting elements;
- said cutting basket adapted to rotate relative to said melon holder thereby cutting and separating wedges of melon from said rind.
A melon cutter comprising a cutting head said cutting head having a ring and a plurality of arched cutting elements;
- a melon holder having a plurality of spikes adapted to penetrate the rind of a melon half, said holder supported by a frame of said melon cutter and connected to a linkage adapted to force said holder toward said cutting head;
- wherein said cutting head is supported by said frame on a base member;
- said ring including a handle and being adapted to rotate relative to said base member and said melon holder whereby a melon half placed between said cutting head and said melon holder can be forced down upon said cutting head thereby being penetrated by said arched cutting elements and whereby rotation of said handle of said cutting head separates melon segments from said melon permitting said melon segments to fall through said base member into a bowl below said base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.