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US 11,910,819 B2Granted
Partial or whole food hopper, grinder and cold press counter-top juicing machine, system and method
AssigneeGoodnature Products, Inc.
InventorsDale Wettlaufer, Eric Wettlaufer, Thomas Heyden
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Abstract
Apparatus, system and method for cold pressing juice from a food including a food delivery chute, a food grinder, and a pressing chamber which may removably fit together as a single, stand-alone unit.
Claims17
A juicing machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a pressing chamber connected to the frame and comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a first sidewall comprising a first handle;
- a second sidewall comprising a second handle;
- a first pressing wall configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position, the first pressing wall comprising a front face, a rear face, a top face, and a bottom face;
- a second pressing wall;
- and
- a space bounded by at least the bottom wall, first sidewall, second sidewall, front face of the first pressing wall, and second pressing wall;
- a grinder assembly configured to grind food pieces into a food mass, the grinder assembly comprising an outlet configured to be positioned over the pressing chamber;
- the pressing chamber configured to:
- receive a disposable filter into the space and between the first and second pressing walls;
- and
- support, with the pressing chamber and while the first pressing wall is in the retracted position, the disposable filter on all sides except a top;
- wherein, in the retracted position, the outlet of the grinder assembly is unobstructed by the first pressing wall such that the food mass is able to pass downward out of the outlet and into the disposable filter in the space without the food mass contacting the top face of the first pressing wall;
- wherein the first handle and the second handle of the pressing chamber are configured to rest on the frame to suspend the pressing chamber under the outlet of the grinder assembly.
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A juicing machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a pressing chamber connected to the frame and comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a first sidewall comprising a first protrusion;
- a second sidewall comprising a second protrusion;
- a stationary pressing wall;
- a movable pressing wall configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position;
- and
- a space bounded by at least the bottom wall, first sidewall, second sidewall, stationary pressing wall, and movable pressing wall;
- wherein the first protrusion and the second protrusion are configured to rest on the frame to suspend the pressing chamber;
- a piston configured to move the movable pressing wall;
- a grinder assembly configured to grind food pieces into a food mass, the grinder assembly comprising an outlet opening positioned over the pressing chamber, the outlet opening having a front edge and a rear edge, the front edge being closer to the stationary pressing wall than the rear edge is to the stationary pressing wall;
- the pressing chamber configured to:
- receive a disposable filter into the space and between the stationary and movable pressing walls;
- and
- support, with the pressing chamber and while the movable pressing wall is in the retracted position, the disposable filter on all sides except a top;
- wherein, in the retracted position, the movable pressing wall and the piston are spaced apart from a vertical plane passing through the rear edge of the outlet opening.
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A juicing machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a pressing chamber connected to the frame and comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a first sidewall comprising a first protrusion;
- a second sidewall comprising a second protrusion;
- a stationary pressing wall;
- a movable pressing wall configured to move along an axis between a retracted position and an extended position;
- and
- a space bounded by at least the bottom wall, first sidewall, second sidewall, stationary pressing wall, and movable pressing wall;
- wherein the first protrusion and the second protrusion are configured to rest on the frame to suspend the pressing chamber;
- a grinder assembly configured to grind food pieces into a food mass, the grinder assembly comprising an outlet opening positioned over the pressing chamber, the outlet opening having a front edge and a rear edge, the front edge being closer to the stationary pressing wall than the rear edge is to the stationary pressing wall, the rear edge being spaced apart from the stationary pressing wall by a gap G1 measured parallel to the axis;
- the pressing chamber configured to:
- receive a disposable filter into the space and between the stationary and movable pressing walls;
- and
- support, with the pressing chamber and while the movable pressing wall is in the retracted position, the disposable filter on all sides except a top;
- wherein, in the retracted position, the stationary pressing wall and the movable pressing wall are spaced apart by a gap G2 measured parallel to the axis, the gap G2 being greater than the gap G1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.