Citrus fruit juice extractor having a multiple chamber juice manifold

Fruit processing apparatus for applying pressure to a fruit to extract the juice-bearing material therefrom, for separating juice from the juice-bearing material, and for collecting the juice, said apparatus comprising:

• opposed fruit-engaging cups arranged to move in interdigitating relationship to squeeze a fruit therebetween, means in one of the cups for cutting an opening in the peel of the fruit through which juice-bearing material within the fruit may be ejected during the squeezing of the fruit, a perforated strainer tube communicating with said opening, a plunger which is slidable in said tube toward said one cup to apply pressure to the juice-bearing material of the fruit that is ejected into the strainer tube for expressing juice within said juice-bearing material through the perforations in the strainer tube, and means for receiving the juice expressed through the strainer tube including one chamber that is arranged to receive juice expressed through one longitudinal portion of strainer tube and another separate chamber arranged to receive juice expressed through a different portion of the strainer tube, means for forming a fluid-tight seal with the strainer tube at the juncture between said chambers, and separate conduits respectively connected to the separate chambers for providing separate egress of the juices collected in said chambers.