Patent ID: 7533470
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: B23D

Abstract:
1. An electric pumpkin carving knife comprising: a housing forming a handle of the knife; an electric motor in the housing sized and structured for powering by two to six 1.5V alkaline batteries; and a single pumpkin blade, the pumpkin blade being operatively connected to the electric motor so that, when the motor is actuated, the pumpkin blade reciprocates with a maximum blade stroke of 1.5 inches, wherein the pumpkin blade has generally dull teeth that the pumpkin blade will readily cut the flesh of a pumpkin but not human skin when the motor is actuated, is stiff enough to easily puncture the flesh of a pumpkin yet flexible enough to bend while cutting through the flesh of a pumpkin without breaking, and has a height of 0.05 inch to 0.2 inch to allow the knife to carve intricate designs and elaborate details in the flesh of a pumpkin; and, a bowl-shaped shield attached to and completely surrounding the pumpkin blade, the bowl-shaped shield being attached to the pumpkin blade so that it reciprocates along with the pumpkin blade when the motor is actuated, sidewalls of the bowl-shaped shield surround and cover the entire distal end of the housing including its front face and a portion of its sidewalls so that pumpkin matter is prevented from entering the housing.