Fruit stone remover
OwnerDavid William Millerinventor
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Abstract
A stone removing tool for removing a stone from a fruit having an outer flesh portion surrounding the stone, the tool having a head section configured for being gripped by a user and a stem section extending from the head section and having an end opposite the head section configured for penetrating the flesh of the fruit and positively engaging the stone for removal from the fruit in an axial pulling action.
Claims21
A stone removing tool for removing a stone from a fruit having an outer flesh portion surrounding the stone, comprising:
- a head section configured for being gripped by a user;
- and
- a stem section extending from said head section and having an end opposite said head section configured for penetrating the flesh of the fruit and positively engaging the stone for removal from the fruit in an axial pulling action;
- wherein said stem section comprises at least two opposing arms extending in an axial direction and defining a hollow, substantially cylindrical cavity configured for positively engaging the stone;
- wherein said at least two opposing arms have an inner surface with at least one helical rib for opposing the surface of the stone.
A stone removing tool for removing a stone from a fruit having an outer flesh portion surrounding the stone, comprising:
- a head section configured for being ripped by a user;
- and
- a stem section extending from said head section and having an end opposite said head section configured for penetrating the flesh of the fruit and positively engaging the stone for removal from the fruit in an axial pulling action:
- wherein said stem section comprises at least two opposing arms extending in an axial direction and defining a hollow, substantially cylindrical cavity configured for positively engaging the stone;
- and
- said head section has a substantially convex dome portion and a lip along an outer periphery, said dome portion is configured to be pushed into a substantially concave shape wherein a top surface of said dome portion extends below a plane defined by said lip to spread apart ends of said at least two opposing arms.
A stone removing tool for removing a stone from a fruit having an outer flesh portion surrounding the stone, comprising:
- a head section having a knurled gripping surface;
- at least two opposing arms extending from said head section and forming a hollow, substantially cylindrical cavity configured for engaging the stone whereby a portion of an inner surface of said at least two opposing arms includes at least one helical rib opposing the stone surface, said at least two opposing arms having an end opposite said head section configured for penetrating the flesh of the fruit in an axial direction;
- and
- said head section being configured for flexing from a convex to a concave shape to release the stone from said cavity.
A stone removing tool for removing a stone from a fruit having an outer flesh portion surrounding the stone, comprising:
- penetration means for penetrating an outer surface and flesh of the fruit in an axial direction;
- grasping means associated with said penetration means for grasping the stone within the fruit, wherein said grasping means are biased closed said grasping means include at least two opposing arms extending in an axial direction and having an inner surface with at least one helical rib for opposing the surface of the stone;
- pulling means connected to said grasping means for pulling the stone in an axial direction;
- and
- releasing means associated with said grasping and pulling means for releasing the stone after pulling the stone from the fruit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.