Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer

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As a law student at University of California, Berkeley, Sheffield successfully sued Pope Paul VI over a St Bernard puppy that was never delivered to him from a monastery in Switzerland. Commenting on its recent viral internet fame, Sheffield expresses frustration that it didn't take off in the same way back in the early Nineties, lamenting that "maybe it was a little bit ahead of its time".

Regarding the pontiff, Sheffield laughs, explaining, “I served him a deposition, but he never showed up. This drove him to leave the California Superior Court bench, where he had worked for two years, and travel to Hong Kong to work as general counsel for the Mormon Church in Asia. William Sheffield's love of the law would lead him down yet another unbelievable path – suing Pope Paul VI over a St Bernard puppy. Sheffield and his soon-to-be first wife, April, traveled the world, conducting interviews with the likes of Bob Hope, Sammy Davis Jr.

Now 74 years old, Sheffield no longer makes money from the banana slicer, its patent having expired in 1999. Sheffield found himself walking through the crowded streets of that city one day, brainstorming potential ways to help the director of a small orphanage in India whom he and his wife had recently met.

Banana peeling machine can realize the automatic separation of the skin and flesh of various size’s bananas, and the peeled banana flesh is smooth without damage.During the interview, Sheffield explains how the idea for a banana slicer was not the direct result of fruit-cutting frustration, but rather a vision from God. Banana Bill isn't involved with the production of the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer, and to his knowledge, the proceeds do not support any charitable efforts.

The banana chips cutting machine can not only apply for cutting banana slices but also for cutting root vegetables such as onion rings, carrots, lotus roots, etc.After graduating from California State University, Long Beach, with a degree in philosophy, he worked with former classmate Steven Spielberg on a year-long film project, but just didn't see promise in Hollywood. The patent describes the banana slicer as a "tool which has a frame circumscribing an area into which a typical banana readily fits, and a plurality of spaced ribs or blades disposed transversely to the longitudinal axis of the frame and interconnecting opposite sides of the frame". Sheffield and his soon-to-be first wife, April, travelled the world, conducting interviews with Bob Hope, Sammy Davis Jr, the King of Thailand, and the Beatles' maharishi, among others. After a polite back-and-forth led nowhere, he decided to sue for the lost sum, serving simultaneous depositions to the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Swiss monastery, and Pope Paul VI. The patent describes the banana slicer as a “tool which has a frame circumscribing an area into which a typical banana readily fits, and a plurality of spaced ribs or blades disposed transversely to the longitudinal axis of the frame and interconnecting opposite sides of the frame.

While I imagine this slicer is excellent at slicing the actual fruit of the banana, I have been completely unable to use it because it does not come with a (necessary, in my opinion) peeler attachment. It can not only be used alone in canteens, restaurants, small processing plants, but also can be used to slice bananas in the banana chips production line. Having already spent long hours on the case, Sheffield eventually had to choose between yet another hearing or taking the bar, so he let the suit drop.In 1989 Sheffield met with a plastics manufacturer in Hong Kong, built and tested a prototype, then secured a patent. In 1969, while working toward a degree in philosophy, Sheffield collaborated with Steven Spielberg – a fellow Long Beach classmate and friend – on a film project titled Who Collects the Garbage? Sheffield will retire from legal mediation in July before embarking on a two-year mission with the Mormon Church, his wife of more than 40 years at his side. The Indira Gandhi chapter of his life is just too much for this article, but trust me, it's equally fascinating. Thanks in part to Sheffield’s banana slicer, Pathway now serves more than 500 daily and has helped over 22,000 people.