Patent ID: 7631429
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: A47J,B26D

Abstract:
1. A handheld peeler comprising in combination: a main handle, a blade guard; a button assembly attached to one end of the main handle; a blade holder and affixed axle placed with in the main handle; aligning top blade guard guide slots and bottom blade guard guide slots located on the blade guard, with a rib on the interior of a main handle cavity and pushing the blade guard into position; a plurality of blades; when the blade holder is inserted into the main handle, the spring-loaded pin on the button assembly slides over a sloped surface on the top blade holder compressing the spring and allowing the spring loaded pin to lock down into the recess on the top blade holder; a retaining ring which can freely rotate around said axle securing the blade holder in place with blade guard clips on the blade guard; a knob affixed to said axle, once the blade holder is inserted, the peeler is further operated by rotating the knob, which in turn rotates the axle, retaining ring, blade holder, and blades to select a blade; the button is used to extend the blade through a blade opening and into the cutting area until the blade engages a forward blade rest, wherein the entire blade is substantially located between the blade opening and a tip of the handle; when extended, said blades rotate axially when deployed to follow the contour of the item being peeled and then be moved back to a stationary and centered position for storage; and during blade selection, as the knob is rotated, a knob position detent ensures that the rotation can only occur in a manner that positions the blade for extension by the button.