Juice extractor with enhanced quality and yield performance and methods of making same

A juice extractor comprising:

• a first cup comprising a first plurality of fingers extending radially outward and defining a first cup bore;
• a second cup comprising a ring base defining a second cup bore, and a second plurality of fingers integrally formed with and extending outwardly from said ring base and intermeshing with said first plurality of fingers to compress a fruit therebetween during juice extraction;
• a first cutter comprising
• a first cutter base having at least one base opening therein, and
• a first cutting blade extending outwardly from said first cutter base to define an interior passageway in communication with the at least one base opening to release debris therethrough;
• and
• a second cutter comprising
• a second cutting blade sized to be received within the interior passageway of said first cutter, and
• a flange extending outwardly from said second cutting blade and mounting said second cutter in the second cup bore;
• said flange being at a level flush with or above adjacent portions of said ring base.

A juice extractor comprising:

• first and second cups being relatively moveable along a substantially linear reciprocal path of travel;
• said first cup comprising a first plurality of fingers extending radially outwardly and defining a first cup bore;
• said second cup comprising a ring base defining a second cup bore, and a second plurality of fingers integrally formed with and extending outwardly from said ring base and intermeshing with said first plurality of fingers to compress a fruit therebetween during juice extraction;
• a first cutter comprising
• a first cutter base, and
• a first cutting blade extending outwardly from said first cutter;
• and
• a second cutter comprising
• a second cutting blade sized to be received within said first cutter, and
• a flange extending outwardly from said second cutting blade and mounting said second cutter in the second cup bore, said flange being at a level flush with or above adjacent portions of said ring base.

A cutter for use with a juice extractor including first and second cups being relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween during juice extraction, the cutter comprising:

• a cutter base having at least one base opening therein;
• and
• a cutting blade extending outwardly from said cutter base to define an interior passageway in communication with the at least one base opening to release debris therethrough;
• said cutting blade having at least one blade opening therein in communication with the at least one base opening.