A manual fruit press has first and second lever arms and a joint connecting first ends of the lever arms to each other. The second ends of the lever arms opposite the joint have handgrip pieces. The first lever arm has a cup-shaped depression forming a strainer with support block and arranged between handgrip piece and joint. The second lever arm has a press element as an integrated molded component thereof. The press element is a cup-shaped depression projecting downward beyond the handgrip piece of the second lever arm. The press element, when the first and second lever arms are moved toward each other, is lowered toward the support block of the strainer and exerts pressure on a piece of fruit inserted into the pressing chamber between strainer and press element. A collection cup is releasably connected below the strainer to the first lever arm or the strainer.

The appliance (20) for preparing foods is intended to produce fruit and/or vegetable juice from fruit and/or vegetables that are whole or in pieces. This appliance (20) comprises: a rotating electric motor (21) mechanically connected to at least one basket (22) having an inner volume (23) delimited by cylindrical or conical peripheral walls of the basket, a volume into which the fruit and/or vegetables are introduced; and a fixed tool (27) for recovering residues, comprising a ramp (28) positioned, in a permanent way during the operation of the appliance, close to the inner surface (29) of the basket, the ramp having, in the direction of rotation of the basket, a slope ascending to an upper surface (30) of the inner volume of the basket, such that the residues carried by the basket to the ramp move up the ramp to exit from the inner volume of the basket.

A juicing machine comprises an electric motor; a variable frequency drive configured to control the speed of the electric motor; a juicing mechanism that has at least one extraction assembly that operates cyclically to extract juice; and at least one sensor that determines the position or positions of the extraction assembly during a cycle.

A juicer includes a housing being open to top and including an annular first flange on a top and at least one lower juice spout on a peripheral surface, and a support on a bottom; a filtering mechanism in the housing and including longitudinal ridges on an inner surface, screens each disposed between two adjacent ones of the ridges, annular second flanges on an outer surface, a first rim extending downward from the lowest second flange, and at least one port through the first rim; a rotating mechanism in the filtering mechanism and including an annular element on a bottom edge, a helical screw blade on an outer surface, and an electric motor for rotating the screw blade; and a feed chute on the housing and including an annular member on a bottom edge and a second rim extending downward from the annular member.

A hand operable juicer having a handle extending from beneath a juice receptacle is described. The handle has a drive link end that couples with a drive mechanism to rotate a drive shaft that extends up through a drive shaft conduit and couples with a pulping crown. Gear and crank type drive mechanisms are described. In some embodiments of the invention, the drive mechanism is configured to provide a rotational advantage, whereby a certain degree of rotation of the handle around the pulping crown rotational axis produces a higher degree of rotation of the pulping crown. The hand operable juicer described is easy to operate and easy to clean.

An example juicer assembly is provided. The juicer assembly includes a support tray. a juicer on the support tray, and a support assembly coupled to the support tray. One end of the support assembly is configured to engage with a structure for mounting of the juicer assembly to the structure.

A sleeve for a fruit squeezer for extracting juices from fruit without dripping the juices outside a container, and a method of use thereof. The sleeve can include a lower portion, a mid portion, and an upper portion. The upper portion has a top periphery, wherein the lower portion is narrowest and the upper portion is broadest. The sleeve can have a first substantially U-shaped cut along the top periphery that can extend within the upper portion and the mid portion. The first substantially U-shaped cut can receive the hinge joint of the fruit squeezer. The sleeve can further have a window in the mid portion opposite the first substantially U-shaped cut, wherein the window can receive the lower arm of the fruit squeezer. The sleeve can further have a second substantially U-shaped cut along the top periphery in the upper portion above the window and opposite the first substantially U-shaped cut, the second substantially U-shaped cut can receive the upper arm of the fruit squeezer.

A juicing machine comprises: an electric motor; a variable frequency drive configured to control the speed of the electric motor; a juicing mechanism that has at least one extraction assembly that operates cyclically to extract juice; and at least one sensor that determines the position or positions of the extraction assembly during a cycle.

A juicer includes a housing having a top and including a juice spout on a periphery surface, and a support on a bottom. A filtering mechanism is disposed in the housing and includes a cylindrical wall having a meshed screen portion, and at least one annular flange on an outer surface. A rotating mechanism is disposed in the filtering mechanism, the rotating mechanism including a screw comprising a bolt portion and a spiral portion formed on a peripheral of the bolt portion and extending spirally upward to form a top free end. A bottom of the rotating mechanism is coupled to an electric motor and rotatable about a rotating axis of the electric motor. The top free end of the screw is located at an eccentric position relative to the rotating axis. A feed chute is disposed on and engaging the top of the housing. A bottom surface of the rotating mechanism is rested upon the support of the housing.

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.