US 7,549,228 B2
Fruit peeling packaging innovation with an optional cutting edge, optional spoon, optional fork, or optional hybrid spoon-fork
Peter John Panopoulos, 9220 S. 87th Ct., Hickory Hills, Ill. 60457 (US)
Filed on Dec. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/298,335.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/669626, filed on Apr. 08, 2005.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/672299, filed on Apr. 18, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0226165 A1, Oct. 12, 2006
Int. Cl. B26B 11/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 30—123  [7/112; 7/113; 7/158; 30/142; 30/147; 30/148; 30/149; 30/150; D7/643] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combination fruit peeling apparatus and a fruit comprising: a fruit; and a fruit peeling apparatus having a substantially flat tab portion having a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a top side and a bottom side; a handle portion attached to the tab portion; an adhesive secured to the bottom side of the tab portion wherein the adhesive secures the tab portion to an outer surface of the fruit and wherein removal of the tab portion from the fruit results in removal of a portion of the fruit and a cutting edge on the tab portion of the fruit peeling apparatus wherein the cutting edge may cut the fruit upon removal of the apparatus from the fruit.