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US 10,238,139 B2Granted
Tofu press and method of removing liquid from tofu
OwnerAdam Kittow, Susanna Andrewsinventors
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Abstract
Tofu is typically sold saturated in liquid, and in order for the tofu to take on a desired flavour, the liquid content of the tofu must first be reduced. The present invention provides a method of reducing the liquid content of tofu and a tofu press 10, comprising: a tray 20 for receiving tofu 30 therein; a pressure member 80 for applying pressure to the tofu 30 within the tray 20; and a toggle latch 120 releasably coupleable between the tray 20 and the pressure member 80 such that pressure is applied to the tofu 30 within the tray by the pressure member 80.
Claims12
A tofu press, comprising:
- a tray for receiving tofu therein;
- a pressure member for applying pressure to the tofu within the tray;
- and
- a toggle latch releasably coupleable between the tray and the pressure member such that pressure is applied to the tofu within the tray by the pressure member,
- wherein the toggle latch comprises:
- an arm pivotally connected to at least one of the tray and the pressure member;
- a plurality of latch members, connected to the other of the at least one of the tray and the pressure member;
- and
- a linkage, connected to the arm and releasably connectable to each one of the plurality of latch members in turn, to allow coupling of the tray and the pressure member with an amount of pressure determined by selection of a selected one of the plurality of latch members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.