Vegetable and/or fruit holder for facilitating peeling

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

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

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Inventors:	Blier; Barry J. (East Greenwich, RI), Blier; Norman (East Greenwich, RI)
Appl. No.:	D/344,784
Filed:	October 5, 2009

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Current U.S. Class:	D7/683
Current International Class:	0704
Field of Search:	;D7/368,669,683,693,695-696 ;294/1.1,61,66.1,282

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D94600	February 1935	Dunkelberger
D95229	April 1935	Dunkelberger
2707651	May 1955	Ott
5261496	November 1993	Smotherman
D596466	July 2009	Blier et al.

Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Assistant Examiner: Sipos; Dana L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Salter & Michaelson