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US20080072772A1
US20080072772A1 US11/571,921 US57192105A US2008072772A1 US 20080072772 A1 US20080072772 A1 US 20080072772A1 US 57192105 A US57192105 A US 57192105A US 2008072772 A1 US2008072772 A1 US 2008072772A1
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    • A23N—MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS
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    • A23N—MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS
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    • A23N—MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS
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  • the present invention relates to fruit and vegetable peelers and more particularly to a peeler suited for peeling a fine peel/skin from garlic and other fruits and vegetables such as dried union, different dried nuts such as peanuts, almonds, etc.
  • the skin of a fruit or a vegetable is dry though in some cases it is not completely dry and is adhered to the fruit or vegetable. In some cases there is only one peel/skin layer (e.g. as in the case of different nuts), and in other cases there are several peels/skins, some of which at dry state and one or more layer which may be in damp state and inner most of which may still be adhered to the fruit or vegetable (e.g. as in the case of garlic, unions and the like).
  • Garlic is a member of the onion family, which has been cultivated for thousands of years and is widely used for both its culinary and medicinal attributes, resulting in an ever growing popularity of this crop. Garlic is already mentioned in the old testimony, where it reads: “We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic” (Numbers 11:5).
  • a first type of garlic peeler is disclosed GB Patent 2315990 (Beveridge) directed to a non-mechanical gadget in the form of a tube made of resilient material and sized for accommodating a one or more garlic cloves, where an inside surface of the tube is roughened or knurled. Garlic cloves are peeled by introducing them into the tube and manually compressing and rolling the tube over a flat surface.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,996,483 discloses a peeler for garlic and/or peanuts including a housing having an open top end and a cylindrical friction wall surface on which four ribs having respective surfaces are formed, and a lid for closing the housing top end.
  • the peeler includes a central beater surrounded by the wall surface and supported for rotation about an axis.
  • a handle is provided for rotating the beater so the garlic and/or peanut pieces strike the rib surfaces at a steep angle, whereby the skin of the garlic and/or peanut pieces is cracked open through continued movement by the beater for subsequent peeling.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,768,429 discloses a rotary attachment disposed within the bowl of a food processing appliance in engagement with the drive shaft of the appliance and has a horizontal rotating disk with an abrasive upper surface which quickly removes the dry and brittle outer covering of garlic cloves or similar food ingredients.
  • US Patent Application US20020153440 discloses a hand-held hand-powered food processor having a pull cord motor for rotating a spindle that carries an arm.
  • the arm can be a cutter blade or an elastomeric flexible peeler arm having a durometer of preferable between Shore 80 A and Shore 82 A.
  • the arm is driven by the spindle, and there is a stop block formed on a sidewall near the end of the arm. Rotating the spindle causes it to rub against the skin of food in the processor for peeling the food.
  • the cover of the processor has a flat outer periphery so the cover can be used as a storage unit for the contents of the processor.
  • the peeler according to the present invention is a simple, easy to operate and clean/wash after use.
  • a primary object of the present invention is to provide an appliance for peeling certain fruits and vegetables (which are collectively referred to herein as garlic) having a fine skin, however without abrading or breaking the garlic clove and without beating or scratching it, thus avoiding or minimizing damage to the garlic clove, so as to avoid or reduce dispersion of the typical garlic smell and to retain aesthetics and nutritive values thereof.
  • a garlic clove peeler comprising a clove receiving compartment formed with a friction wall and a complimentary peeling element formed with a peeler surface which at an assembled position extends adjacent the friction wall; and a displacement mechanism for displacing one or both of sad friction wall and said peeler surface, and wherein at least one of the friction wall and the peeler surface are made of a resilient material.
  • the arrangement is such that one or more garlic cloves, placed within a gap extending between the friction wall and the peeler surface are peeled off due to friction with the rotatable friction wall and/or the peeler surface, where the peel/skin is brushed/rubbed off without affecting the garlic clove itself.
  • a housing comprising a base member made of rigid material and constituting the clove receiving compartment with an inside wall thereof constituting the friction wall, and with a resilient balloon-like peeler member being rotatably supported within the housing such that a gap extends between the inner wall of the housing and said peeler element.
  • the compartment of the clove receiving compartment is coated with or fitted with an inner liner constituting the friction wall; and a top cover made of a rigid material, fittable over the base member and supporting the peeling element, with the displacing mechanism articulated to the top cover or to the base member for rotating the peeler element respective to said friction wall.
  • a garlic peeling appliance comprising a housing with a base member and cover member defining a garlic clove receiving compartment extending between a peeler surface of the cover member and an friction wall surface of the base member, wherein said surfaces are spaced apart retaining a small gap there between and where at least one of said surfaces is made of a resilient material. Displacement of one of the surfaces respective to the other entails peeling/brushing off the skin from a garlic clove received within said gap.
  • At least one of the friction wall and the peeling element are deformable, e.g. under presence of a garlic clove there between.
  • the peeling element extends at a short distance from the friction wall, leaving a gap therebetween.
  • the peeler according to the present invention may further comprise one or more of the following features:
  • the peeling element is resiliently biased in direction facing the friction wall surface
  • All components of the peeler are easily disassembled for maintenance and washing thereof. According to a specific design, all components of the appliance are dishwasher proof;
  • the devise is a part of a food processor comprising several accessories e.g. chopper, grinder, mixer, slicer, mincer etc. as well as a garlic peeler.
  • a device typically comprises a receiving compartment (bowl-like), a cover and an accessory mountable on a shaft articulated to a power unit, either manual or electric, wherein the accessories are easily replaceable.
  • the receiving compartment is made of a rigid material with a cover fitable there over with a peeler member in the form of a balloon made of resilient material rotatably retained within the bowl with a gap extending there between.
  • the bowl may be fitted with inwardly projecting protuberances and the gap between the inside surface of the receiving compartment (bowl) and the peeler element may differ along itsfashion between a tighter gap at a bottom portion thereof and a broader gap at an upper end thereof.
  • Rotation of the peeler element is imparted by a power unit fitted at the cover or at the base member with an axle extending there from and supporting the peeler element.
  • a peeler element for use in conjunction with a food processor.
  • a garlic peeling appliance comprising a housing with a base member and cover member defining a garlic clove receiving compartment extending between a peeler surface of the cover member and an friction wall surface of the base member, wherein said surfaces are spaced apart retaining a small gap therebetween and where at least one of said surfaces is made of a resilient material. Displacement of one of the surfaces respective to the other entails peeling/brushing off the skin from a garlic clove received within said gap.
  • the appliance is an add-on type for utilizing with a conventional mixer, wherein there is provided a housing in the form of a bowl formed with a hemispheric bottom portion and a peeling element with at least a bottom hemispheric portion made of a resilient material and sized and shaped to fit into said bowl; said peeling element further comprising a shank fitted for coupling to the mixer's chuck for rotation thereof.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a manually operable garlic peeler according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is top isometric exploded view of the garlic peeler seen in FIG. a;
  • FIG. 3 is a top isometric view of a base member of the garlic peeler seen in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a bottom isometric view of a top cover of the garlic peeler seen in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of a peeling assembly articulated to a rotation handle of the garlic peeler seen in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 6A is a top isometric view of a coupling member of a peeling assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6B is a peeling member of a peeling assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7A is a longitudinal section of a peeler according to the invention, with garlic cloves received in the clove receiving compartment;
  • FIG. 7B is an enlargement of the portion marked VII in FIG. 7A ;
  • FIG. 8A is a bottom isometric view of a peeling member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8B is atop isometric view of a base member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is an isometric view of an electrical garlic peeler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a longitudinal section of a garlic peeler according to a modification thereof.
  • FIG. 11 is a longitudinal section of a garlic peeler according to another modification thereof.
  • FIG. 12 is an exploded isometric view of a garlic peeler according to a different embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a longitudinal section through a garlic peeler according to the embodiment of FIG. 12 , fitted on a mixer in an operable state
  • FIG. 14 is an exploded isometric view of a food processor device fitted with a peeling accessory according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a side view of the food processor of FIG. 14 , assembled in its peeler configuration.
  • FIGS. 16A and 16B are top and side vies, respectively of the peeler element received within the bowl of the device of FIG. 14 .
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings there is illustrated a garlic peeler in accordance with the present invention and generally designated 20 comprising a housing 22 having the general appearance of a sphere in the shape of garlic with an ornamental design resembling garlic cloves at 24 .
  • the housing 22 comprises a base member 28 formed with a flat support base 30 and a complementary top cover 32 , the detailed construction of both will become apparent hereinafter with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 .
  • the top cover 32 is lockingly engageable with the base member 28 .
  • a manually operated hand crank 38 is provided, operation of which will become apparent hereinafter as well.
  • the base member 28 is in the form of a rigid hemisphere snugly accommodating a liner 42 made of resilient material, e.g. silicone rubber, and constituting a frication surface.
  • the liner 42 is integrally molded into the base member 28 to thus impart the colorful, multilayered appearance as illustrated in FIGS. 1 , 3 , 8 B and 9 .
  • the liner 42 may be packed in the base 28 and fixedly received, e.g. by a snap-type arrangement, a fixation ring, etc. (not shown).
  • Base member 28 with the friction wall (liner) 42 give rise to a clove receiving compartment 46 (see also FIG. 7A ).
  • the top cover 32 is in the form of a rigid hemisphere complementary with the base member 28 and formed at its top with an aperture 48 ( FIG. 2 ) from which downwardly extends a cylindrical wall portion 50 having both ends opened.
  • a peeling assembly generally designated 52 ( FIGS. 2 , 5 , 6 A and 6 B) comprises a peeling element 51 formed with a peeler surface 56 in the form of an inverted hemisphere made of a resilient material (such as silicon rubber).
  • the peeling element 51 is formed at its outer surface with a plurality of radial ribs 58 .
  • the peeler element 51 is supported by a retention ring 60 made of rigid material (e.g.
  • the rigid retention ring 60 is snappingly but detachably articulated to a rotation support disk 64 by means of inward projecting radial tabs 68 of retention ring 60 snappingly engaged into corresponding recesses 70 formed in support disk 64 .
  • Support disk 64 is formed with an upwardly extending cylindrical neck portion 74 with a smooth external surface 76 sized for snugly though free rotation within cylinder 50 of the top cover 32 , whilst its inner surface is formed with a plurality of axially extending radial ribs 78 fitted for snap engagement with a cogged shank portion 82 of the hand crank 38 fitted for rotary engagement thereof as in the position of FIGS. 1 , 5 and 7 A.
  • the top cover 32 is fitted for locking engagement with the base member 28 .
  • base member 28 is formed at its upper edge 88 with a circumferential rim 90 whilst the top cover 32 is formed with a circumferential inner groove 92 and further, base member 28 is formed with several locking lugs 94 engageable with corresponding recesses 96 formed in the top cover 32 .
  • the top cover 92 is lockingly engageable with the base member 28 to thereby prevent unintentional opening of the utensil while in use.
  • the peeling element 51 forms a gap 46 from the liner 42 , said gap typically being in the range of about 5 to 10 mm which in average is smaller than the size of a garlic clove ( 100 in FIG. 7A ) such that at the assembled position the peeling element 51 deforms to ensure engagement and friction contact over the garlic cloves 100 .
  • Rotation of hand crank 38 by knob 39 entails corresponding rotation of the peeler elemnt 51 , resulting in peeling/brushing off the skin of the garlic cloves 100 placed within the gap 46 , however without causing any damage to the garlic cloves, i.e. without abrading, scratching, smashing, or any other damage. In this way, an eye-pleasing peeled garlic clove is obtained, whilst retaining all its nutritive values and even more so substantially without disbursing of the typical garlic smell.
  • the appliance may just as well be used for peeling other vegetables or fruits, e.g. onions, different types of nuts (almonds, peanuts, etc.) and others. Accordingly, the size of the gap, namely the distance between the friction wall (liner) 42 of the base member 28 and the peeler surface 56 of peeling element 51 may be differ according to the size of the vegetable or fruit under consideration. According to a particular design, not shown, the gap may be regulated by displacement of the peeling element or replacing it.
  • the appliance is easily assembled and disassembled for cleaning and maintenance, and is easily washable, even by dishwashing machines.
  • all components of the appliance are made of plastic and elastomeric materials which are easily washable and which do not absorb any odors or color.
  • FIG. 8A there is illustrated a peeling element 112 fitted with a retention ring 60 as in the previous embodiment.
  • the peeler surface of the peeler element 112 is formed with a plurality of bulges 114 for increasing friction contact with the garlic clove received within the clove receiving compartment.
  • the inner surface of friction wall 120 of the base member 122 is fitted with a plurality of resilient bristles 124 also for the purpose of increasing friction engagement with a garlic clove received within the clove receiving compartment. It is appreciated that either or both of the friction wall (liner of the base member) and the peeler surface of the peeling element may be either smooth or fitted with projections such as bulges or ribs, etc. or with bristles or with a combination thereof.
  • the same housing may be used, however, with a replaceable peeler element for adjusting for different fruits and vegetables.
  • the garlic peeler 130 is fitted with an electric motor 132 , in replacement of the manual hand crank 38 in the previous embodiments.
  • the electric motor 132 is fitted with an on/off switch 134 and the motor and batteries may be received within the space of the cylindric portion extending downwards from the top cover 138 .
  • the housing is a complete rigid housing 152 formed with a vertically extending cylindrical friction wall 156 made of resilient material substantially coaxially within the housing 152 .
  • a rotary hand crank 158 is engageable with a rigid core 160 which at the assembled position is rotatably supported at its lower end 162 by an axial projection 164 projecting from a base 166 of housing 152 .
  • the core 160 is coated with a resilient sleeve 170 constituting a peeler surface, whereby a clove receiving gap 174 extends between the resilient sleeve 170 and the liner 156 .
  • the clove receiving gap 174 is typically narrower than the size of an average garlic clove 178 whereupon rotation of the hand crank 158 entails peeling the garlic clove 178 .
  • FIG. 11 there is illustrated a garlic peeler according to a modification of the invention and generally designated 180 wherein a base member 182 is formed with a resilient peeling element 184 in the form of a diaphragm tensioned about its periphery whilst the top cover 186 supports the rotary hand crank 188 which in turn supports a disk 190 , coated by a friction surface 191 made of a resilient material, giving rise to a clove receiving gap 192 extending between the peeler surface 184 and the friction surface 191 , said gap 192 constituting the clove receiving compartment.
  • a base member 182 is formed with a resilient peeling element 184 in the form of a diaphragm tensioned about its periphery whilst the top cover 186 supports the rotary hand crank 188 which in turn supports a disk 190 , coated by a friction surface 191 made of a resilient material, giving rise to a clove receiving gap 192 extending between the peeler surface 184 and the friction surface 191 , said gap 192
  • the arrangement is such that rotation of handle 188 entails corresponding rotation of the disk 190 , resulting in peeling/brushing off the peel off a garlic clove 196 received within the clove receiving gap 192 .
  • FIGS. 12 and 13 there is illustrated a garlic clove peeler generally designated 200 adapted for use with a mixer, e.g. a domestic kitchen mixer 204 as in FIG. 13 .
  • the garlic peeler 200 comprises bowl 206 formed with a hemispheric bottom portion 208 , which according to one particular design at least the hemispheric bottom portion 208 is fitted or coated with a resilient liner 210 serving as a friction wall ( FIG. 13 ).
  • the bowl is a replacement bowl for the mixer and thus is provided with a base 212 for securing to the mixer's support table 216 ( FIG. 13 ).
  • a peeling element 220 comprising a balloon 222 , at least a bottom hemispheric portion thereof 226 made of a resilient material and sized and shaped to fit into said bowl 206 .
  • the peeling element 220 further comprises a shank 230 fitted for coupling to the mixer's chuck 236 for rotational coupling thereof.
  • the garlic peeler 200 is an add-on type for utilizing with a conventional mixer, wherein the bowl 206 may serve also for other purposes used in conjunction with the mixer 204 , as known per se.
  • the arrangement is such that rotary motion is imparted to the peeling element from the motor of mixer 204 .
  • the size of the gap 239 between the bowl and the peeling element 220 may be adjusted by lowering or raising the mixer's arm 241 and further, the rotation speed is governed by a controller 245 .
  • the shank 20 may be a specially design element, as in the figures, or it may be any one of a conventional mixing utensils used in conjunction with a mixer, wherein the peeling element is articulated thereto.
  • a food processor generally designated 50 comprising a housing constituted of a food receiving member 252 in the form of a bowl supported over an integral base member 254 and a top member 258 fitted for locking engagement over the bowl 252 via an adaptor cover member 260 .
  • an electric motor (not seen) connectable to the power supply by an electric cord 262 and operable by an electric switch 264 , as known per se.
  • a plurality of replaceable accessories are provided, of which only two are shown in the present embodiment.
  • Such embodiments are, for example, a chopper, a grinder, a slicer, mincer, mixer, etc.
  • FIG. 14 there is illustrated a chopper accessory 266 which is connectable to a shank 268 extending from the motor.
  • Another accessory is the garlic peeler 270 comprising a resilient balloon-like peeling element 272 extending from a support shank 274 adapted for articulation to shank 268 so that at the assembled position ( FIG. 15 ) the peeler element 272 extends within the bowl 252 with a bottom end 278 of the peeler element rotatably supported by a bearing member 280 fitted within the bowl 252 .
  • the bowl 252 is formed with a plurality of inwardly extending depressions 284 and that the gap extending between the inside surface of the receiving compartment (bowl 252 ) and the balloon-like peeling element 272 differs along its longitudinal contour between a tighter gap at a bottom portion thereof and a broader gap at an upper portion thereof.
  • the balloon-like peeling element 272 may be a homogenous solid unit made of resilient material or may be a sealed balloon retaining its shape. However, in accordance with a modification thereof, the balloon may be aired and may further be removable from shank 274 , e.g. for purposes of cleaning.

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