Method and device for cutting and coring materials in a hydrocutting apparatus
OwnerNeil Justesen, Fred Leoniinventors
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Abstract
A method and device for coring and cutting food products such as peppers in a hydrocutter. The preferred embodiment of the invention includes an outer rim, which is configured for placement within a hydrocutter. This rim has a first end and a second end and defines a passageway there through. A coring cutter is suspended in a generally centrally located position within this passageway. This coring cutter includes pairs of peaks and troughs which are positioned so as to impact the item being processed prior to the other portions of the coring cutter and by so doing enable the device to be cut with decreased amounts of force and water pressure upon the device. Thus preserving fragile structures such as a pepper.
Claims18
A cutting assembly for cutting and coring products in a hydrocutter said assembly comprising:
- an outer rim configured for placement within a hydrocutter, said rim defining a passageway therethrough;
- and
- a coring cutter suspended in a generally centrally located position within said passageway by at least one intermediary knife, which connects said coring cutter and said outer rim, said coring cutter consists of at least two peaks which define at least two troughs, wherein said peaks are positioned so as to impact said item prior to any other portion of said coring cutter, wherein said peaks comprise a generally rounded shape, wherein said troughs comprise a generally rounded shape, whereby products to be cut and cored travel through said passageway and are cut and cored by said coring cutter and said intermediary knife.
A cutting device for cutting and coring food products in a hydrocutter said device comprising:
- an outer rim configured for placement within a hydrocutter, said outer rim having a first and a second end and defining a passageway therethrough;
- a coring cutter suspended in a generally centrally located position within said passageway by at least one angled intermediary knife, said coring cutter consists of at least two peaks which define at least two troughs, wherein said peaks are positioned so as to impact said item prior to any other portion of said coring cutter, wherein said peaks comprise a generally rounded shape, wherein said troughs comprise a generally rounded shape, said angled intermediary knife connecting said coring cutter and said outer rim, whereby products to be cut and cored travel through said passageway and are cut and cored by said coring cutter and said intermediary knife.
A method for cutting and coring food products in a hydrocutter, comprising the steps of:
- providing a device for cutting and coring food products, said device comprising
- an outer rim configured for placement within a hydrocutter, said rim defining a passageway therethrough;
- and a coring cutter suspended in a generally centrally located position within said passageway by at least one intermediary knife, which connects said coring cutter and said outer rim, said coring cutter consists of at least two peaks which define at least two troughs, wherein said peaks are positioned so as to impact said item prior to any other portion of said coring cutter, wherein said peaks comprise a generally rounded shape, wherein said troughs comprise a generally rounded shape, whereby products to be cut and cored travel through said passageway and are cut and cored by said coring cutter and said intermediary knife;
- positioning said device within a cutting portion of a hydrocutter;
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- forcing a previously aligned food product to impinge upon said device so as to cut and core said previously aligned food product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.