CHERRY PITTER
First Claim
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1. A device for separating a pit from a fruit, comprising:
- a container having a base and upwardly extending sidewalls terminating in a rim;
a fruit holder supported by the container, the fruit holder, base, and sidewalls defining an interior space of the container, the fruit holder further having at least one cavity for holding the fruit, the at least one cavity further having a hole formed in the cavity;
a lid attached to the container, the lid being moveable between a first position adjacent the container and a second position relatively distant from the container;
the lid further having at least one cutting rod extending downward from the lid, the at least one cutting rod being positioned to pass into the cavity and through the hole formed in the cavity when the lid is in the first position.
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Abstract
A cherry pitter includes a container having a removable cherry holder with a plurality of cavities for holding cherries. A mating plurality of cutters is secured to the lid of the container, which is pivotally secured to the container. By rotating the lid downward the cutters are pushed into and through the cherries, pushing the pits into the container. A spring-loaded push-off plate holds the cherries down against the holder as the lid rotates upward again, separating the cherries from the cutters. These and other examples of the invention will be described in further detail below.
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1. A device for separating a pit from a fruit, comprising:
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a container having a base and upwardly extending sidewalls terminating in a rim; a fruit holder supported by the container, the fruit holder, base, and sidewalls defining an interior space of the container, the fruit holder further having at least one cavity for holding the fruit, the at least one cavity further having a hole formed in the cavity; a lid attached to the container, the lid being moveable between a first position adjacent the container and a second position relatively distant from the container; the lid further having at least one cutting rod extending downward from the lid, the at least one cutting rod being positioned to pass into the cavity and through the hole formed in the cavity when the lid is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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