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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Patrick Lambertus Kerkhof, LX Zoetermeer, NL;
Eelco Jan Gerardus Witteveen, RA Schiedam, NL;
Jasper Wilhelmus Petrus Van Winden, ZK Delft, NL;
Rui Medeiros Santos, Delfgauw, NL;
Patrick Lambertus Kerkhof, LX Zoetermeer, NL;
Eelco Jan Gerardus Witteveen, RA Schiedam, NL;
Jasper Wilhelmus Petrus Van Winden, ZK Delft, NL;
Rui Medeiros Santos, Delfgauw, NL;
BIN Innovations B.V., Delfgauw, NL;
Abstract
A tool () for separating flesh from a core and a rind of a fruit, in particular a pineapple, comprising: a corer () that, op opposite ends, is provided with a driving member () and a cutting edge (); a flesh cutter () extending radially on the corer and having at least one cutting edge (), wherein the shape of the flesh cutter is such that upon rotation it executes a helical movement with a predetermined pitch; a rind cutter (), provided at an outer end of the flesh cutter and extending parallel to the corer, said rind cutter including a cutting edge (). The tool further comprises a section cutter (), including an annular hub () configured to be slidingly received on the corer, an annular rim (), and one or more spokes () radiating from the hub and interconnecting the hub and the rim.