Patent ID: 8272631

Claim:
A melon-holder for use in supporting a melon while being cut into slices, said holder including: an elongated base having a longitudinal axis, a pair of first and second jaws each pivotal about a separate side of said base, said jaws being pivotal from a melon-engaging position to a melon-releasing position, said jaws having a plurality of lateral slits which are spaced apart from one another and which are adapted to receive a knife for cutting said melon into lateral slices while said jaws are in said melon-engaging position, means for moving each said jaw parallel to the longitudinal axis of said base such that the position of said slits relative to said melon is adjustable, and wherein each said first and second jaw is composed of a plurality of segments, each said segment being separated from an adjacent said segment by one said lateral slit, each said segment in said first jaw adapted to pivot independently of the other segments in said first jaw while each said segments in said second jaw is adapted to pivot independently of the other segments in said second jaw.