The use of green leaves of herbs and other similar plants is essential in the preparation of numerous dishes of various styles of international cooking like Latin, Asian, and others. The leaves of herbs and plants such as parsley, cilantro, basil, coriander, mint, and many others are incorporated into recipes both for health benefits and for the creation of different tastes to bring out the natural flavors of the foods. The leaves are conventionally picked from the stems of the plants by hand which requires a great deal of time and effort. The hand picking procedure demands continuous concentration and often requires more than one person to yield the amount of leaves required for certain recipes.

My patented invention (US 7,909,687)- provides a device and method for stripping Leaves from the stems of herbs and plants and a method of stripping leaves using the device. The device includes a container that supports a lower plate carrying a number of closely spaced flexible tines. An upper plate is pivotally attached to the lower plate and is movable toward and away from the tines. A scalper blade, that is attached to the upper plate at an angle, moves with the upper plate such that when the upper plate engages the tines the scalper blade is spaced below the tines, and when the upper plate is spaced above the tines the scalper blade is adjacent the tines. The method of stripping leaves from the stems of plants with the device is practiced by pivoting the upper plate away from the tines and placing the plants so that the leaves are on one side of the tines, and the stems extend between the tines. The upper plate is then pivoted back so it engages the tines and the stems are pulled back away from the tines, thus lodging the leaves between the tines and stripping them from the stems. The upper plate is then raised which causes the scalper blade to move up and dislodge the stripped leaves that then fall into the container!

The function of this smart device is proven by a finished prototype as provided in the attached photos and the demo. Video! It can be seen that use of my patented device provides a convenient and fast method for removing leaves from the stems of plants and thus saving time and effort! The device is easy and safe to use! The device has simple design and could be cleaned and washed easily! I'm sure people will love and enjoy using this super device! Please, vote if you like my invention! :))

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