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US 7,086,155 B2Granted
Apparatus for coring into and cutting food items
AssigneeBrowne & Co.
InventorsDavid Chan, David Green, Neal Ho
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Abstract
The present invention provides for an apparatus for coring and slicing a food item comprising: a) a peripheral member; b) a coring element; and c) a plurality of blades extending radially of the coring element to the peripheral member, in spaced relation about the coring element. The apparatus may be combined with a base for securing the food item. Methods of constructing the apparatus are also encompassed by the present invention.
Claims23
An apparatus for coring into and cutting a food item comprising:
- a) a peripheral member defining a periphery;
- b) a coring element disposed within the periphery;
- and
- c) a plurality of blades extending between and interconnecting the coring element and the peripheral member, and being arranged to produce segments of the cut food item, the plurality comprising an upper blade tier and a lower blade tier, the lower blade tier cutting the food item before the upper blade tier when the apparatus is in use.
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In combination:
- a) an apparatus for coring into and cutting a food item comprising:
- i) a peripheral member defining a periphery;
- ii) a coring element disposed within the periphery;
- and
- iii) a plurality of blades extending between and interconnecting the coring element and the peripheral member, and being arranged to produce segments of the cut food item, the plurality comprising an upper blade tier and a lower blade tier;
- the lower blade tier cutting the food item before the upper blade tier when the apparatus is in use;
- b) a base for securing the food item.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.