Patent ID: 6854383

Claim:
An improved apple/potato peeler, comprising: a base; a main frame mounted to a slightly L-shaped structure on said base; a rotatable and axially movable screw horizontally supported on a screw support member on a vertical frame member disposed at the rear of said main frame; a 3-prong fork fixed to the end of said screw; a guide piece pivotally front mounted on said vertical frame member and being releasably engageable relative to a screw channel of said screw; a resiliently movable peeling arm fore-and-aft swingeably pivoted to the front part of the horizontal frame member of said main frame; a U-shaped peeling blade fixed to the upper end of said movable peeling arm by means of a blade positioning device; a coring/slicing blade fixed to the front end of said horizontal frame member for cutting flesh of a vegetable or fruit held by the 3-prong fork of said screw into continuous spiral slices and coring said vegetable or fruit; an annular blade for coring at the upper end of said coring/slicing blade is inlaid within a centering cylinder having at the center thereof located with a small-caliber center through hole aiming exactly at the center of the 3-prong fork and through the center through hole of said centering cylinder is passed a center pin with one end inserting into a central indent of said 3-prong fork and the other end penetrating through said center through hole of said centering cylinder; and a tail end centering device comprising said centering cylinder and said center pin and coupled with said 3-prong fork of said screw, and said peeler is capable of holding an apple/potato by the head and tail ends thereof in a supporting manner and maintain accurate centering and steady rotation thereof.