Patent ID: 7077058

Claim:
A fruit and vegetable peeler comprising: a clamp rotating mechanism including a pair of clamp members supported by a housing to lie on an axis of rotation of one piece of fruits and vegetables in opposed relation, one of said pair of clamp members being rotatable by a rotary shaft, the other clamp member being movable in directions in which said clamp members approach or depart away from each other, thereby rotating the one piece of fruits and vegetables while holding both ends of the one piece of fruits and vegetables; and a handle fixed to a handle shaft extended externally of said housing, wherein said housing accommodates a speed increasing gear mechanism for transmitting rotation of said handle shaft to a cup-shaped rotating blade, a transmission gear mechanism for transmitting the rotation of said handle shaft to the rotary shaft of said clamp member, and a rotating-blade swinging mechanism for converting the rotation of said handle shaft into a swing motion causing said rotating blade to swing along the circumference of the one piece of fruits and vegetables held between said pair of clamp members from a position near one of said clamp members to another position near the other clamp member in a reciprocating manner, and said housing is made of synthetic resin, and a support frame for supporting said speed increasing gear mechanism, said transmission gear mechanism, and said rotating-blade swinging mechanism, as well as gears constituting said mechanisms are made of synthetic resin.