Freestone drupe pitter

Claim 1

IN A FREESTONE DRUPE HALVER AND PITTER, THE COMBINATION OF: (A) A PAIR OF ANNULAR, HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED, COXIAL, MEMBERS SUPPORTED FOR ROTATION IN ONE DIRECTION ABOUT THEIR COMMON AXIS; (B) MEANS SUPPORTING SAID MEMBERS FOR SUCH ROTATION; (C) MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID MEMBERS FOR ROTATING THEM SIMULTANEOUSELY IN SAID ONE DIRECTION; (D) THE OUTER PERIPHERY SURFACES OF SAID MEMBER BEING BEVELLED TOWARD THEIR ADJACENT SIDES TO COACT FOR FORMING A GENERALLY V-SHAPED SEAT ON THE UPPERMOST SIDES OF SAID MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING A WHOLE DRUPE THEREON AT SPACED POINTS GENERALLY AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PIT THEREIN; (E) A DISC COAXIAL WITH SAID ANNULAR MEMBERS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE LATTER AND SUPPORTED FOR ROTATION THEREOF IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID ANNULAR MEMBERS; (F) MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID DISC FOR ROTATING THE LATTER IN SAID ONE DIRECTION AT A SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER RATE OF ROTATION THAN THE RATE OF ROTATION OF SAID MEMBERS; (G) CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED PORTIONS OF THE PERIPHERAL OUTER EDGE OF SAID DISC PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF THE ADJACENT CLOSEST PORTIONS OF SAID BEVELLED SURFACES AND HAVING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY FACING SURFACES FACING IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID DISC AND EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO ENGAGE THE TRAILING END OF A PIT IN A WHOLE DRUPE SUPPORTED ON SAID BEVELLED SURFACES FOR MOVING SUCH PIT OUT OF THE LEADING END OF SAID DRUPE.