IP Library Granted Patent US 8,813,365
Granted Patent B2
US 8,813,365 · App. 13/365,878 · Granted Aug 26, 2014

Pepper corer set

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,813,365
App. No.
13/365,878
Granted
Aug 26, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pepper corer set includes two separate pepper corers, each one of which is configured to remove a different sized core from a different sized pepper. A first pepper corer is configured to remove a stem and facilitate removal of the core from a relatively large variety of pepper such as a bell pepper, while a second pepper corer is sized to remove a stem and facilitate removal of the core from a smaller pepper, such as a jalapeno pepper.

Claims (22)

1. A pepper corer set, comprising:

a first pepper corer having a first outwardly flared rim, a first blade, and a first cylindrical main body integrally formed with and extending axially between the first outwardly flared rim and the first blade, the first blade comprising a pair of blades diametrically opposite one another, each of the pair of blades having a pair of sharpened edges terminating at one point; and

a second pepper corer having a second outwardly flared rim, a second blade, and a second cylindrical main body integrally formed with and extending axially between the second outwardly flared rim and the second blade;

wherein the first main body is larger than the second main body, whereby the second pepper corer is removably storable within the first pepper corer; and

wherein the first outwardly flared rim is formed from a material that is sufficiently pliable such that opposing sides of the first outwardly flared rim are movable toward one another whereby the second pepper corer can be released from the first pepper corer.

2. The pepper corer set of claim 1 , wherein the first outwardly flared rim of the first pepper corer is non-circular.

3. The pepper corer set of claim 2 , wherein the first outwardly flared rim of the first pepper corer further comprises a pair of surfaces formed on the opposing sides of the first outwardly flared rim, wherein the second outwardly flared rim is received within the pair of surfaces to retain the second pepper corer within the first pepper corer.

4. The pepper corer set of claim 3 , wherein the pair of surfaces comprises a pair of channels formed in the first outwardly flared rim.

5. The pepper corer set of claim 4 , wherein the second outwardly flared rim is non-circular.

6. The pepper corer set of claim 1 , wherein the first blade further comprises an arch formed between the pair of blades.

7. The pepper corer set of claim 1 , wherein the second outwardly flared rim is formed by a pair of opposing short sides and a pair of opposing long sides, the pair of opposing long sides having a height extending axially above the pair of opposing short sides.

8. A pepper corer set, comprising:

a first pepper corer having a first outwardly flared rim, a first blade, and a first cylindrical main body integrally formed with and extending axially between the first outwardly flared rim and the first blade; and

a second pepper corer having a second outwardly flared rim, a second blade, and a second cylindrical main body between the second outwardly flared rim and the second blade;

the first cylindrical main body further being larger than the second cylindrical main body, whereby the second pepper corer is removably storable within the first pepper corer;

the first pepper corer and the second pepper corer further each having mating interlocking surfaces, whereby when the second pepper corer is received within the first pepper corer the interlocking surfaces retain the second pepper corer within the first pepper corer; and

wherein the first outwardly flared rim is formed from a material that is sufficiently pliable such that opposing sides of the first outwardly flared rim are movable toward one another whereby the second pepper corer can be released from the first pepper corer.

9. The pepper corer set of claim 8 , wherein the mating interlocking surfaces comprises a pair of channels formed in the first outwardly flared rim and a pair of edges formed on the second outwardly flared rim.

10. The pepper corer set of claim 8 , wherein the first blade comprises a pair of diametrically opposed blades having sharpened edges and terminating in a point.

11. The pepper corer of claim 10 , wherein the pair of blades is defined by a pair of opposing and symmetrical arched cutouts.

12. The pepper corer of claim 8 , wherein the second blade comprises a single blade having a pair of sharpened edges terminating at a point, the single blade formed by a single arched cutout in the second cylindrical main body.

13. The pepper corer of claim 12 , wherein the single blade curves inward toward a central axis of the second cylindrical main body.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2024
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066366/0813 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2017
From: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 043479/0304 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2012
From: SMITH, ADAM R.; KENT, JOSEPH
To: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027651/0320 →