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US 2020/0367696 A1Published application
Juicing devices with a removable grinder assembly
AssigneeGoodnature Products, Inc.
InventorsEric Wettlaufer, Dale Wettlaufer, Thomas Heyden
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Abstract
Various juicing devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. The juicing device has a removable grinder assembly. The removable grinder assembly can be quickly and conveniently decoupled into individual components. The juicing device has a removable press chamber that can be quickly and conveniently removed from the juicing device.
Claims20
A device for grinding food, comprising:
- a hopper having an inner cavity defined, at least in part, by an inner surface, wherein a plurality of fixed teeth are formed into the inner surface such that the plurality of fixed teeth circumferentially surround a portion of the inner cavity;
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- a grinder plate rotatable relative to the hopper, the grinder plate having a plurality of teeth, wherein a gap is present between the plurality of teeth of the grinder plate and the plurality of fixed teeth of the hopper;
- a motor unit configured to drive the grinder plate about an axis of rotation;
- wherein the grinder plate is removably coupled to the motor unit when the motor unit is not driving the grinder plate about the axis of rotation, and
- wherein the grinder plate is fixedly coupled to the motor unit when the motor unit is driving the grinder plate about the axis of rotation.
3 more elements
A device for grinding food, comprising:
- a chute having a ring of fixed teeth;
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- a grinder plate rotatable relative to the fixed teeth, the grinder plate having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion extends into the chute and the lower portion has a plurality of teeth, wherein a gap is present between the plurality of teeth of the grinder plate and the plurality of fixed teeth of the chute;
- an annular structure coupled to the lower portion of the grinder plate, the annular structure having an internal surface with internal protrusions circumferentially distributed thereon;
- a drive cap coupled to a motor unit that is configured to drive the grinder plate about an axis of rotation, the drive cap having a cylindrical body with external protrusions circumferentially distributed thereon;
- wherein the drive cap is configured to be inserted into the tube of the annular structure;
- wherein the external protrusions engage with the internal protrusions to retain the annular structure on the drive cap as the motor unit drives the grinder plate about the axis of rotation, and
- wherein the annular structure is configured to be removed from the drive cap as the motor unit does not drive the grinder plate about the axis of rotation.
5 more elements
A device for pressing food, the device comprising:
- a press box with a bottom box wall, opposing box side walls, and front box wall, the press box configured to receive ground food material from a device for grinding food;
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- a movable platen that is configured to be displaced toward the front box wall to press food material therebetween, wherein the movable platen comprises a drip shield that is configured to catch food material flowing from the device for grinding food as the movable platen is displaced toward the front box wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.