Vegetable and/or fruit holder for facilitating peeling

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vegetable and/or fruit holder for facilitating peeling showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the opposite side;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing certain components of our design in disassembled relation;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing our design being held in position above a vegetable;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing our design being held in one hand with the prongs forced into a vegetable, and with a peeler being held in the operator's other hand;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing our design after the peeling operation has been completed;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing our design after the internal plunger thereof has been forced downwardly to dislodge the peeled vegetable from the prongs;

FIG. 13 is a fragmentary perspective view of the bottom portion of our holder in upside-down position showing a hanging ring in its inoperative position; and,

FIG. 14 is a fragmentary perspective view of the bottom portion of our holder in upside-down position showing the hanging ring in its operative hanging position.

The broken lines in FIGS. 9, 10, 11 and 12 are illustrative of environment only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vegetable and/or fruit holder for facilitating peeling, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D94600 February 1935 Dunkelberger
D95229 April 1935 Dunkelberger
2707651 May 1955 Ott
5261496 November 16, 1993 Smotherman
D596466 July 21, 2009 Blier et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D625157
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 5, 2009
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 2010
Inventors: Barry J. Blier (East Greenwich, RI), Norman Blier (East Greenwich, RI)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Dana L Sipos
Attorney: Salter & Michaelson
Application Number: 29/344,784
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/683