Patent Application
20090205141
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Modern kitchens, whether commercial or residential, are cluttered with multiple hand-held utensils for peeling fruits and vegetables, making juliennes of various sizes, a knife or blade sharpener, among others. Kitchens are further cluttered by utensils that can be used only by the right-handed user.
Information relevant to attempts to address these problems can be found in: U.S. Chapman, Pub. No. 2007/0186423 (Pub. Date August 2007); Di Bitonto, U.S. Pat. No. 7,140,111 (Patent Date November 2006); Ruiz, U.S. Pat. No. 6,671,964 (Pat. Date January 2004). However, each of these references suffers from one or more of the following disadvantages:
The object of the Multi-Purpose Utensil is to provide a tool that can peel both thick and thin skinned vegetables and fruits. Another object of the Multi-Purpose Utensil is to provide one tool that has a plurality of functions such as a peeler, julienne, sharpener, pitter, among others and, does not occupy any more space than a conventional peeler. A further object of the Multi-Purpose Utensil is to provide an ergonomic handle that can comfortably be used by the left- or right-handed user.
The multi-purpose utensil is a kitchen tool that has a plurality of functions and can replace multiple tools that are found in the kitchen.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
While preferred embodiments of the invention will be shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modification may be made therein without departing from the invention in its broader aspects.
The Multi-Purpose Utensil is a kitchen tool with a plurality of uses. Referring to
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In the preferred embodiment, the gripping end 60 of the handle 20 defines a mounting hole or hanger eye 70. The gripping end can also comprise a can opener or a pitter.
The blade end 30 comprises a proximal end 80 and a distal end 90. The proximal end 80 of the blade is permanently attached to the mounting end 50 of the handle 20. In the preferred embodiment the mounting end 50 has a bore into which the proximal end 80 sits and is attached permanently thereto. In the preferred embodiment, the distal end 90 further comprises a pitter 110.
The blade end 30 comprises a plurality of blades 100. In the preferred embodiment, there are three blades which are placed symmetrically, 120 degrees from each other; each blade has a different function. The blades can peel, julienne, or sharpen, among other functions.
In the preferred embodiment, the blade guard 40 is attached to the proximal end 80. The blade guard 40 will rotate to cover the blades 100 not in use, allowing the multi-purpose utensil to function as a single utensil. In the preferred embodiment, the blade gaurd 40 is removable so that it can be washed separately from the handle and blade end.
