Fruit slicer and juicer apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A hand-held fruit juicer comprisinga blade assembly comprisinga hinged elongated blade handle having a proximal end and a distal end, anda blade extending from the blade handle, anda spring;
- a juicer portion comprisinga juicer handle having a proximal end and a distal end, andtwo spaced apart squeezer elements extending from the juicer handle;
a cradle portion having a proximal end and a distal end, the cradle portion comprisinga cradle handle having a proximal end and a distal end, anda dome receptacle formed in the cradle handle, the dome receptacle comprising a strainer, anda plurality of fruit support ribs; and
a hinge element connecting the distal ends of the blade handle, juicer handle, and cradle handle,such thata portion of the cradle handle between the dome receptacle and the proximal end of the cradle handle is configured to be operable by hand,a portion of the juicer handle between the squeezer elements and the proximal end of the juicer handle is configured to be operable by hand,the blade is rotatable from a first position substantially nested between the spaced apart squeezer elements, and a second position substantially within the dome receptacle, andthe squeezer elements are rotatable from a first position withdrawn from the dome receptacle, and a second position substantially within the dome receptacle.
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Abstract
A handheld device that permits slicing and juicing a fruit with a single operation of a squeezer handle. The device includes a cradle portion, a squeezer portion, and a blade assembly. The distal ends of the cradle portion, the squeezer portion, and the blade assembly are joined at a hinge, so that the squeezer portion, and the blade assembly may be rotated with respect to the cradle portion. The blade assembly includes a shortened blade handle and a spring positioned between the blade handle and the juicer handle. The spring acts to push the blade into a fruit ahead of the protrusions on the squeezer portion, so that a single operation of the squeezer handle is used to slice and squeeze the fruit.
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8 Claims
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1. A hand-held fruit juicer comprising
a blade assembly comprising a hinged elongated blade handle having a proximal end and a distal end, and a blade extending from the blade handle, and a spring; -
a juicer portion comprising a juicer handle having a proximal end and a distal end, and two spaced apart squeezer elements extending from the juicer handle; a cradle portion having a proximal end and a distal end, the cradle portion comprising a cradle handle having a proximal end and a distal end, and a dome receptacle formed in the cradle handle, the dome receptacle comprising a strainer, and a plurality of fruit support ribs; and a hinge element connecting the distal ends of the blade handle, juicer handle, and cradle handle, such that a portion of the cradle handle between the dome receptacle and the proximal end of the cradle handle is configured to be operable by hand, a portion of the juicer handle between the squeezer elements and the proximal end of the juicer handle is configured to be operable by hand, the blade is rotatable from a first position substantially nested between the spaced apart squeezer elements, and a second position substantially within the dome receptacle, and the squeezer elements are rotatable from a first position withdrawn from the dome receptacle, and a second position substantially within the dome receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7)
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