Magnetic peeler set

• US 8,726,525 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2011
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
• Original Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
• Inventors: Bagley, Justin, Kaposi, Sascha
• Primary Examiner(s): PRONE, JASON D
• Application Number:
  US13/006,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20110167645A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,223 Days
• Field of Search: 30322-328, 30278-2796, 302/80, 303/04, 301/201, 301/235, 302/94, 30142-150, 303/40, 303/42, D73/93, D73/95, D7693-695, 241 92- 95, 241/168, 241/169, 241/169.1, 2412731-2735, 994/95, 995/84, 995/88
• US Class Current: 30/279.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 17/02 Hand devices for scraping or peeling vegetables or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 21/52 Handles, e.g. tiltable, flexible handles and attaching handles in general B25G

Abstract

A fruit or vegetable peeler includes a handle with a blade, in which the peeler is shaped such that a first peeler can nest with or be secured to a second peeler. In some versions, the peeler includes a magnet secured to the peeler such that a first peeler is magnetically attracted to a second peeler having a similar attached magnet.

Claims

1. A vegetable peeler set, comprising:

a first peeler, comprising;

a first handle having a first distal end and a first proximal end;

a first tool head secured to the first proximal end of the first handle, the first tool head having a first blade mounted on the first tool head; and

a first magnet secured to the first handle; and

a second peeler, comprising;

a second handle having a second distal end and a second proximal end;

a second tool head secured to the second proximal end of the second handle, the second tool head having a second blade mounted on the second tool head; and

a second magnet secured to the second handle;

whereby the first magnet and the second magnet are each positioned such that the first magnet lies adjacent the second magnet when the first peeler is nested against the second peeler, the first magnet and the second magnet further being aligned such that the first magnet is attracted to the second magnet when the first peeler is nested against the second peeler.

2. The vegetable peeler set of claim 1, wherein the first handle further comprises a projection and the first second handle comprises a notch, the projection being received within the notch when the first peeler is nested against the second peeler.

3. The vegetable peeler set of claim 1, wherein the first magnet is embedded within the first handle and the second magnet is embedded within the second handle, and further wherein the first tool head is integrally formed with the first handle and the second tool head is integrally formed with the second handle.

4. The vegetable peeler set of claim 1, wherein the first blade is aligned axially with the first handle.

5. The vegetable peeler set of claim 4, wherein the second blade is aligned orthogonal to the second handle.

6. The vegetable peeler set of claim 5, wherein the first handle further comprises a projection and the second handle comprises a notch, the projection being received within the notch when the first peeler is nested against the second peeler.

7. The vegetable peeler set of claim 6, wherein the first projection is formed at the proximal end of the first handle, and the notch is formed at the proximal end of the second handle.

8. The vegetable peeler set of claim 1, wherein the first magnet is permanently secured to the first handle and the second magnet is permanently secured to the second handle.