Fruit orientator, corer and trimmer

Claim 1

IN A FRUIT PROCESSING MACHINE, A CONVEYOR HAVING A PROCESSING RUN, A CARRIER PLATE ON SAID CONVEYOR ARRANGED TO SUPPORT A FRUIT, MEANS DEFINING AN APERTURE IN SAID PLATE, A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY MOVING CENTERING PIN BENEATH SAID PROCESSING RUN, MEANS TO RAISE SAID PIN THROUGH SAID PLATE APERTURE AND INTO LIFTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INDENT OF A FRUIT DISPOSED ON SAID PLATE, MEANS TO VERTICALLY VIBRATE SAID PIN WHILE THE FRUIT INDENT IS DISPOSED ON THE PIN, A CORING CUTTER DISPOSED BELOW SAID CONVEYOR PROCESSING RUN AND DOWN STREAM OF SAID CENTERING PIN, MEANS FOR RAISING SAID CORING CUTTER VERTICALLY THROUGH SAID PLATE APERTURE AND INTO CORING ENGAGEMENT WITH A FRUIT PREVIOUSLY POSITIONED ON SAID PLATE BY SAID CENTERING PIN, A FRUIT HOLDING AND CENTERING CUP DISPOSED ABOVE SAID CONVEYOR RUN AND IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID CORING CUTTER, MEANS TO LOWER SAID CUP ON A FRUIT PREVIOUSLY POSITIONED ON SAID PLATE BY SAID CENTERING PIN, MEANS TO DRIVE SAID CONVEYOR, MEANS FOR RETRACTING SAID CUTTER, AND MEANS FOR SYNCHRONIZING VERTICAL MOVEMENTS OF SAID CENTERING PIN AND CUTTER WITH SAID CONVEYOR DRIVE MEANS.