Patent ID: 9718198
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A47J,B26B

Claim:
1. A hand-operated device for use in removing foliage from a stem of a leafy vegetable or an herb, the device comprising: a unitary, elongated body having no moving parts, the elongated body being sized to be held comfortably in a user's hand, the elongated body having opposing curved edges, at least a portion of each edge following a convex curve; at least a portion of one of the convexly curved edges of the elongated body formed as a convexly curved sharp edge, the other of the convexly curved edges of the elongated body formed as a convexly curved dull edge opposite the sharp edge; a plurality of apertures of different sizes extending through the body, the apertures being spaced apart from each other along the opposing curved edges, such that a user can select an aperture large enough to allow the stem of a selected leafy vegetable or herb to pass through the aperture but too small for the foliage of the leafy vegetable or the herb to pass through, and whereby a user can pass the selected leafy vegetable or the herb through the selected aperture to remove the foliage therefrom, and then cut the foliage to a desired size by holding the body with the convexly curved dull edge against the user's hand and rocking the convexly curved sharp edge along its length over the foliage.