Method of peeling and segmenting fruits
US5508052A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26D2001/006
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of peeling and segmenting a fruit which has an interior portion and a peel about the interior portion comprises forcing the fruit through a cutting assembly. While passing through the cutting assembly, the fruit is separated into at least two portions, each completely severed from the other. Additionally, each separated portion is also partially severed through the interior portion. The separated portions of the fruit are placed in contact with a scooping device which is then rotated so that the interior portion of the fruit is scooped out and separated from the peel. The portions so scooped out are comprised of two or more segments each in which is substantially separate from the remaining segments.
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