Fresh commodity peeling system and method
CA 2368644 A1 · Owner: Florida Department Of Citrus · Inventors: Thomas, Mark; Ismail, Mohamed A.; Groppe, Rudi C.
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The system for peeling a fresh commodity (11) includes barbs (155) for piercing the peel in a plurality of spaced-apart locations. A vacuum infuser (17) is used to infuse the pierced commodity with an aqueous solution to loosen the peel. A peeling device (20, 20') supports a fresh commodity in a first position. The commodity is impelled toward a structure having cutting elements (294, 294') for scoring the peel to a predetermined depth. Preferably the scores are made along generally circumferential lines having substantially common endpoints (111, 112). Peel grippers (314 314') hold the peel between , the scores and release the peeled commodity such that the peel is retained on , the …
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- Filed April 14, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 14, 2020.
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