Patent ID: 8061746

Claim:
A holder for fruit having an outer soft layer of edible fruit surrounding an inner hard pit, comprising: a handle of substantially cylindrical shape having first and second ends and a longitudinally extending outer gripping surface; a pommel attached to said first end of said handle; and a pair of rods received within said handle and projecting outwardly therefrom defining a pair of inner rods and a pair of projecting rods, said pair of inner rods extending from a location adjacent to and physically abutting said pommel entirely through said handle and said pair of projecting rods extending from said second end of said handle and projecting therefrom to an outer terminus, said pair of projecting rods extending an outer length selected to permit insertion of said pair of rods through said layer of fruit and a distance into said hard inner pit, temporarily anchoring said pair of projecting rods therein, wherein said pair of rods comprise a single rod having a pair of substantially right angle bends formed therein defining a substantially linear bridge segment centrally located along said single rod.