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US 8,726,799 B2Granted
Avocado pitting device
AssigneeHelen of Troy Limited
InventorsMark Prommel, Todd Brunner, Kevin O'Leary
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Abstract
An avocado pitting device comprises a housing having an inner surface defining a recess. The recess is configured to receive a pit of an avocado. An engagement member projects inwardly from the housing inner surface. The engagement member is configured to engage the pit and retain the pit within the recess such that the pit is removable with the housing from the avocado.
Claims19
An avocado pitting device comprising:
- a housing having a substantially dome-shaped inner surface defining a recess, the inner surface extending continuously without interruption about a generally central axis of the recess, the recess configured to receive a pit of an avocado, and an engagement member projecting inwardly from the inner surface, the engagement member configured to engage the pit and retain the pit within the recess such that the pit is removable with the housing from the avocado, and further including a separate gripping member secured to and substantially enclosing an outer surface of the housing and configured for grasping by a human hand.
An avocado pitting device comprising:
- a handle having a protuberance defining a substantially dome-shaped recess configured to at least partially receive a pit of an avocado, the handle having at least two spaced apart engagement members secured to and projecting from an inner surface of the protuberance, the engagement members configured to engage the pit and retain the pit at least partially within the protuberance;
- the handle further includes a bottom wall having a bottom wall opening in communication with the recess, and a finger insert defined by an opening in communication with the recess which allows a user to remove the avocado pit from the recess, the finger insert opening being coaxial with the bottom wall opening;
- a blade member connected to the handle;
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- a resilient gripping member connected to the handle, the gripping member enclosing an outer surface of the protuberance.
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An avocado pitting device comprising:
- a handle having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion;
- a first blade member coupled to the first end section of the handle, the first blade member configured to cut open the avocado to expose a pit of an avocado;
- a second blade member coupled to the second end portion of the handle, the second blade member configured to slice the avocado;
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- at least two spaced apart engagement members interposed between the first and second blade members, the engagement members projecting outwardly from the handle and toward each other such that the engagement members define a space for receiving the avocado pit, the engagement members being configured to pierce the avocado pit and retain the avocado pit against the handle allowing the pit to be removed from the avocado.
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An avocado pitting device comprising:
- a handle having an inner surface defining a recess configured to at least partially receive a pit of an avocado, the handle having at least two spaced apart engagement members secured to and projecting from the inner surface, the engagement members configured to engage the pit and retain the pit at least partially within the recess;
- the handle further includes a bottom wall having a bottom wall opening in communication with the recess, and a top wall configured to at least partially cover the recess;
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- a finger insert located on the top wall, the finger insert being in communication with the recess which allows a user to remove the avocado pit from the recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.