# US 9,872,932 B2 · Fruit and clove pomander kit

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- Number: US 9,872,932 B2
- Document ID: US9872932B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/753,863
- Filed: 2015-06-29
- Published: 2016-02-04
- Granted: 2018-01-23
- Earliest claimed: 2014-07-29
- Applicants: Teresa Maureen Clark
- Inventors: Teresa Maureen Clark
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9872932B2

## CPC

- A61L 9/12: Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor
- A61L 2/00: Disinfection or sterilisation of materials or objects, in general; Accessories therefor
- A61L 9/00: Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air (body deodorants A61Q15/00; purifying air by respirators A62B, A62D9/00; separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours B01D45/00 - B01D51/00, B03C3/00; chemical or biological purification of waste gases B01D53/34; production of ozone C01B13/10; air-conditioning systems incorporating sterilisation F24F3/16, F24F8/20)
- A61L 9/013: containing animal or plant extracts, or vegetable material
- B26B 27/00: Hand cutting tools not provided for in the preceding groups, e.g. finger rings for cutting string, devices for cutting by means of wires
- B26D 9/00: Cutting apparatus combined with punching or perforating apparatus or with dissimilar cutting apparatus
- B26F 1/32: Hand-held perforating or punching apparatus, e.g. awls
- B65D 33/04: Windows or other apertures, e.g. for viewing contents {(ventilation apertures B65D33/01; windows for level indication B65D33/004)}
- B65D 33/14: Suspension means (handles B65D33/06)
- A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K)
- B26B: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)
- B26D: CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING (for growing crops or plants A01D, A01G; for fodder or straw A01F; for bulk butter A01J; for dough A21C; slaughtering A22B; for tobacco, cigars or cigarettes A24; marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes A41H25/00; manufacturing footwear A43D; brushmaking A46D; surgery A61B; disintegrating, mincing or shredding in general B02C; cutting wire, making pins or nails B21F, B21G; of the kind used formetal B23; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; hand-held cutting tools B26B; perforating, cutting-out, stamping-out or punching, or severing by means other than cutting B26F; for wood B27; for stone B28D; working of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29; making boxes, cartons, envelopes or bags, of paper or similarly worked materials, e.g. metal foil, B31B; article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices B65H35/00; for leather or upholstery B68, C14B; for glass C03B; making matches C06F; for peat C10F; for sugar C13B45/00; for textile materials D06H; civil engineering, building, mining, see Section E; for light guides G02B6/25; cutting processed photographic material G03D15/04)
- B26F: PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING (marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes A41H25/00; shoemaking A43D; surgery A61B; punching metal B21D; drilling metal B23B; cutting of metal by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting, B23K; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; details common to machines for severing B26D; drilling wood B27C; drilling stone B28D; working of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29; making boxes, cartons, envelopes or bags, of paper or similarly worked materials, e.g. metal foil, B31B; of glass C03B; of leather C14B; of textile materials D06H; for light guides G02B6/25; of tickets G07B)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A fruit and clove pomander kit for efficiently creating a pomander using fruit and cloves. The fruit and clove pomander kit includes a carving and piercing tool having a piercing end adapted to create pierced holes within a fruit and a carving end opposite of the piercing end. The kit further includes a plurality of dried cloves, a rubber band, a writing instrument and at least one hanger hook. The hanger hook is comprised of a helical portion, an engaging portion extending upwardly from the helical portion and an end portion extending downwardly from the helical portion opposite of the engaging portion. The end user uses the kit to create a pomander with a piece of fruit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of using a fruit and clove pomander system, comprising:
providing a fruit;
attaching a rubber band to said fruit;
drawing an indicia line on an exterior surface of said fruit adjacent to said rubber band;
removing said rubber band;
providing a carving and piercing tool comprising a piercing end and a carving end;
carving a channel within said exterior surface of said fruit along said indicia line with said carving end of said carving and piercing tool;
piercing a plurality of pierced holes within said exterior surface of said fruit with said piercing end of said carving and piercing tool;
inserting a plurality of dried cloves into said plurality of pierced holes;
providing a hanger hook comprised of a helical portion, an engaging portion extending upwardly from said helical portion and an end portion extending downwardly from said helical portion opposite of said engaging portion, wherein said engaging portion is comprised of an open looped structure or a closed loop structure adapted for connecting to a ribbon or hook, wherein said end portion is comprised of a pointed end; and
screwing said hanger hook into an upper portion of said fruit with said engaging portion exposed outside of said exterior surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, including attaching a ribbon or hook to said engaging portion of said hanger hook.