Device for fancy cutting melons and the like
US4779504A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9495
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for effecting continuous annular fancy cuts such as serrations around melons and the like comprises an elongated substantially linear base and support member having a trough-like cross section. A flat central portion of the base and support member carries an elongated upstanding generally linear cutter which extends longitudinally atop the member and which is adapted at an upper edge to sever the skin of melons and the like. The shape of the cutter when viewed from above in one embodiment is a conventional saw-tooth and the saw tooth cut or serration is provided continuously around a melon midsection by rolling the same along the length of the cutter. Side portions of the trough-like base and support member are oppositely inclined at approximately thirty degrees (30) to urge the melon toward a linear or straight line revolution along and atop the cutter. The height of the cutter relative to the base and support member is such that the melon is severed to a desired depth through and beneath the skin to permit ready separation into half sections.
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