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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas O'Brien, Lititz, PA (US);
Michael Neshat, Walnut Ridge, AK (US);
Chuck Visocky, Walnut Ridge, AK (US);
Assignee:
The Pampered Chef, Ltd., Addison, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A grapefruit knife for use in cutting sections of edible fruit from the less desirable membrane and peel is disclosed. The present invention includes a handle having two opposing ends, a single cutting blade attached to one end of the handle, and a scooping blade attached to the other end of the handle. Each of these blades has two cutting edges. On the cutting blade the two cutting edges are aligned serially, in a plane, to cut in the same direction, while on the scooping blade the cutting edges are opposingly arranged.