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Granted Patent B1
US 11,215,354 · App. 14/469,548 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Devices and apparatuses for enhancing fruits and vegetables

Inventor: Joseph Zeno Descher (Bixby, OK)
F21V35/006F21W2121/00F21Y2103/003
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,215,354
App. No.
14/469,548
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

Devices and apparatuses for enhancing fruits and vegetables are provided herein. In one embodiment a device includes a cover body having a decorative aperture and a tubular collar formed proximate an outer peripheral edge of the cover body, the tubular collar extending away from the cover body, the tubular collar having a terminal edge surface and a length that extends along a central axis of the cover body.

Claims (9)

1. A device, comprising:

a light source configured to be disposed within a pumpkin, the light source being associated with a back surface of a cover body, the light source being covered by a tubular collar;

the cover body having a decorative aperture, wherein light generated by the light source is emitted uniformly-across an entirety of the decorative aperture, the decorative aperture being a patterned cutout in the cover body; and

the tubular collar formed proximate an outer peripheral edge of the cover body, the tubular collar extending away from the cover body, the tubular collar having a terminal edge surface and a length that extends along a central axis of the cover body, wherein the tubular collar extends perpendicularly from the cover body and has a diameter that encircles an entirety of the decorative aperture of the cover body, further wherein an outer surface of the tubular collar contacts an inner sidewall of a hole cut in the pumpkin.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a cutting member associated with the terminal edge surface.

3. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a colored lens that covers at least a portion of the decorative aperture.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the tubular collar is releasably connected to the cover body.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the colored lens is disposed between the cover body and the tubular collar.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular collar comprises a candle holder.

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