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US 11,357,253 B2Granted
Citrus juicer comprising a membrane
OwnerJean François Toubeauxinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a citrus juicer (100) comprising: an enclosure (20) defining a cavity (24) for produce for pressing (10) containing a fluid, and an opening for introducing the produce for pressing into the cavity; a cannula (50) for engaging in the produce for pressing, a second portion (54) arranged outside the cavity, and a through opening (58) extending between the first and second portions; an inflatable extensible membrane (80) for compressing the produce for pressing engaged on the first end of the cannula in order to extract the fluid out from the cavity; and an ejector device for discharging the pressed produce.
Claims27
A citrus juicer comprising:
- an enclosure having a wall defining a cavity for produce for pressing containing a fluid, the cavity having an opening formed in the wall for introducing the produce for pressing into the cavity;
- a cannula extending through the wall of the enclosure, the cannula having a first portion arranged inside the cavity and configured to be engaged in the produce for pressing, and a second portion arranged outside the cavity, the cannula further including an internal duct extending in the first and second portions, the cannula being stationary with regard to the enclosure;
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- an extensible membrane arranged in the cavity and extending over all or part of the wall so as to surround the produce for pressing arranged inside the cavity, and an inflation device configured to inflate the extensible membrane so as to compress the produce for pressing engaged on the first portion of the cannula in order to extract the fluid out from the cavity via the internal duct of the cannula;
- wherein the enclosure further comprises:
- a lid shaped to close the opening so as to close the cavity, the lid being movable between an open position in which the opening is open for introducing the produce for pressing in the cavity or discharging the pressed produce out of the cavity, and a closed position in which the opening is closed by the lid;
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- an ejector device for discharging the pressed produce out from the cavity through the opening, said ejector device including a movable base that is movable in the cavity along the cannula along the longitudinal axis of the cannula, between a bottom of the cavity and the opening.
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A citrus juicer comprising:
- an enclosure having a wall defining a cavity for receiving a fruit containing a fluid, and a top opening formed in the wall for introducing the fruit into the cavity;
- a cannula extending through the wall of the enclosure, the cannula having a first portion arranged inside the cavity and configured to be engaged in the fruit, and a second portion arranged outside the cavity, the cannula further including an internal duct extending in the first and second portions, the cannula being stationary with regard to the enclosure;
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- an extensible membrane arranged in the cavity and extending over all or part of the wall so as to surround the fruit arranged inside the cavity, and an inflation device configured to inflate the extensible membrane so as to compress the fruit engaged on the first portion of the cannula in order to extract downwardly the fluid out from the cavity via the internal duct of the cannula;
- wherein the enclosure further comprises:
- a lid shaped to close the top opening so as to close the cavity, the lid being movable between an open position in which the enclosure is open and a closed position in which the opening is closed by the lid;
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- an ejector device for discharging the pressed fruit out from the cavity through the top opening, said ejector device including a movable base that is movable in the cavity along the cannula along the longitudinal axis of the cannula, between a bottom of the cavity and the top opening, the movable base having an aperture through which the cannula passes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.