Peeling cup for fruit juice extraction device

A fruit juice extraction device comprising a peeler cup, wherein the peeler cup further comprises:

• a rearward end and a forward end of the cup defined along a longitudinal axis;
• a base proximate the rearward end;
• a plurality of radially disposed spaced apart peeling blades extending from the base toward the forward end to define an interior space;
• a plurality of adjacent ones of the blades along opposed sides of the cup extending at least a first distance from the rearward end such that their respective distal ends define opposed side lateral arcs about the longitudinal axis;
• a plurality of adjacent ones of the blades above the opposed sides of the cup extending varying distances from the rearward end less than the first distance and decreasing in respective distances toward a to of the cup such that their respective distal ends define a top opening extending rearward between the opposed lateral arcs;
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• a plurality of adjacent ones of the blades below the opposed sides of the cup extending varying distances from the rearward end less than the first distance and decreasing in respective distances toward a bottom of the cup such that their respective distal ends define a bottom opening smaller than the top opening extending rearward between the opposed lateral arcs.

A pair of intermeshable fruit juice extraction peeler cups comprising:

• a first cup comprising a base and a plurality of radially disposed spaced apart peeling blades extending from the first cup base toward respective distal ends;
• a second cup comprising a base and a plurality of radially disposed spaced apart peeling blades extending from the second cup base toward respective distal ends;
• wherein when the cups are disposed in an opposed cooperative fruit receiving condition along a common longitudinal axis, blades along opposed sides of the cups extend from their respective bases by respective lengths sufficient to intermesh with adjacent blades of the opposed cup;
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• whereas blades along a top region of the cups above the opposed sides extend from their respective bases by respective lengths insufficient to intermesh with blades of the opposed cup when the cups are disposed in the fruit receiving condition, thereby defining a top opening sized to allow entry of a whole fruit into an interior space defined between the cups;
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• whereas blades along a bottom region of the cups below the opposed sides extend from their respective bases by respective lengths insufficient to intermesh with blades of the opposed cup when the cups are disposed in the fruit receiving condition, and are of decreasing lengths toward a bottom of the respective cup, thereby defining a bottom opening smaller than the top opening and sized to retain the whole fruit in the interior space with no blade extending into a bottom-most portion of the bottom opening, but large enough to allow a juice-extracted fruit core to drop out of the interior space.

A fruit juice extraction device comprising a pair of intermeshable fruit juice extraction peeler cups comprising:

• a first cup comprising a base and a plurality of radially disposed spaced apart peeling blades extending from the first cup base toward respective distal ends;
• a second cup comprising a base and a plurality of radially disposed spaced apart peeling blades extending from the second cup base toward respective distal ends;
• wherein when the cups are disposed in an opposed cooperative fruit receiving condition along a common longitudinal axis, blades along opposed sides of the cups extend from their respective bases by respective lengths sufficient to intermesh with adjacent blades of the opposed cup;
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• whereas blades along a top region of the cups above the opposed sides extend from their respective bases by respective lengths insufficient to intermesh with blades of the opposed cup when the cups are disposed in the fruit receiving condition, thereby defining a to opening sized to allow entry of a whole fruit into an interior space defined between the cups;
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• whereas blades along a bottom region of the cups below the opposed sides extend from their respective bases by respective lengths insufficient to intermesh with blades of the opposed cup when the cups are disposed in the fruit receiving condition, and are of decreasing lengths toward a bottom of the respective cup, thereby defining a bottom opening smaller than the to opening and sized to retain the whole fruit in the interior space with no blade extending into a bottom-most portion of the bottom opening, but large enough to allow a juice-extracted fruit core to drop out of the interior space.