摘要 |
A one hand-operated citrus fruit segmenter having a handle with a grip on one end and a triangular blade with diverging segmenting surfaces on the other end, a scoop moveable toward the segmenting surfaces to form a closed compartment to entrap a fruit segment for removal from the fruit, an operati ng mechanism having a pair of finger pads connected to a drive rack that drives a driven rack via a pinion gear, the driven rack connected to the scoop to piv ot the scoop toward the fixed blade, the heel of the user's hand pressing against t he grip to hold the handle while the fingers of the same hand pull on the finge r pads.
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