Patents Assigned to Fresh King LLC
  • Melon peeler apparatus
    Patent number: 5664490
    Abstract: A melon peeler simultaneously removes the seed pod, seeds and rind from a melon slice. A melon slice input channel and a drive assembly cooperate to guide a melon slice toward a cutting assembly arranged across the input channel. The cutting assembly includes an upper blade and a lower blade arranged so that the upper blade removes the seeds and seed pod while the lower blade removes the find, leaving a melon slice of selected thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Fresh King LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Tompkins, Tim T. Murphy, Andrew T. Furukawa