Patent ID: 9743793
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A47J

Claim:
1. An adjustable peeling utensil configured to peel an exterior portion from an interior portion of a fruit or vegetable, comprising: a flat base having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side; the flat base being associated with a handle on the back side and having a support bar configured to slide parallel with the front side and within a U-shaped adjustable blade; and the U-shaped adjustable blade having a front blade side with a leading cutting edge, a left blade side with a left side cutting edge, and a right blade side with a right side cutting edge; the U-shaped adjustable blade being slideably associated with the left side and the right side of the flat base near the bottom end such that the U-shaped adjustable blade is linearly extendable outwards from the front side of the flat base, to a selected distance between the support bar and the front blade side, the selected distance matching a thickness of the exterior portion; and a locking element for securing the U-shaped adjustable blade to the selected distance.