Crop of a patent drawing for a "Salad Dryer"
Jean Mantelet
Nov 14, 1974 (filing date at USPTO)
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.google.com/patents/USD241495?dq=Jean+Mantelet+salad&amp;ei=L3znTov7FsW98gPVvd2jCg">Google Patent 241495 document, page 1</a>