Patent ID: 6860016

Claim:
A citrus fruit segmenter single-handedly operable between an open position and a closed position, comprising: a frame; first and second arms coupled to the frame and configured to be simultaneously actuated with one hand, at least the first arms having a rigid body including a grip portion, a pin portion and an arm pivot location, the first arm being pivotable with respect to the frame about the arm pivot portion between the open position and the closed position; a cam mechanism operatively engaged with the pin portion of the first arm, the cam mechanism including an elongated slot for receiving the pin portion, the cam mechanism further including a cam pivot location toward one end thereof and a scoop end toward an opposing end, the cam mechanism being configured to pivot about the cam pivot location in response to actuation of the first arm, the elongated slot extending in a direction selected to cause a distance to increase between the pin portion and the cam pivot location as the first arm moves from the open position toward the closed position; and a blade coupled to the scoop end of the cam mechanism to move with the cam mechanism and into and out of the citrus fruit in response to the actuation of the first arms.