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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas J Tompkins, Arroyo Grande, CA (US);
Tim T Murphy, Arroyo Grande, CA (US);
Andrew T Furukawa, Santa Maria, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fresh King LLC, Santa Maria, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23N / ; A23N / ; A23N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99541 ; 99589 ; 99590 ; 99547 ; 99584 ;
Abstract
A melon peeler simultaneously removes the seed pod, seeds and rind from a melon slice. A melon slice input channel and a drive assembly cooperate to guide a melon slice toward a cutting assembly arranged across the input channel. The cutting assembly includes an upper blade and a lower blade arranged so that the upper blade removes the seeds and seed pod while the lower blade removes the find, leaving a melon slice of selected thickness.