Patent ID: 6412177
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A23N,A47J

Abstract:
A fruit and vegetable peeler comprising a base member for supporting said peeler on a surface such as a counter top; a hand crank mounted on said base member for rotation about an axis; a slender arbor attached to said hand crank for suspending and rotating a fruit or vegetable about an axis; a slidable member mounted on said base member for linear movement in a direction which is perpendicular to said axis of said arbor; a slender upright manually movable member for manually engaging a peeling blade with a fruit or a vegetable, said manually movable member having a lower end portion pivotally mounted to said slidable member for rotation about an axis which it in perpendicular relationship to said axis of said arbor and an opposite upper end portion for mounting a peeling blade; and a peeling blade mounted in said opposite end portion of said slender upright member having a sharp cutting edge, said cutting edge being in parallel relationship to said axis of said lower end portion of said manually movable member.