Juice maker

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6412404
  • Patent Number
    6,412,404
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, February 20, 2002
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 2, 2002
    22 years ago
Abstract
A juice maker comprises a jar and a tray at a bottom portion of the jar, the tray comprising an opening at one end, and is characterized in that:the jar comprising a recess at one side, a hole at a bottom portion close to the recess, an axle adjacent to the hole; the tray comprising an opening at one end and a sleeve at the other end opposing to the opening, the opposing end with respect to the opening of said tray is attached closely to the hole, thus, the tray may be pivoted into the recess of the jar when not in use, and the tray may be pivoted outwardly from the recess to drain the juice in the jar.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




This invention relates to a juice maker, and more particularly to a juice maker having a rotary tray that may be hidden in the juice maker when not in use, so the opening of the tray will not exposure outside.




2. Description of the Prior Art




Conventional juice makers on the market are mostly using a hole at the bottom of the jar to drain out juice. But in many times, the juice comes out to from the tray, unevenly and irregularly, which may even come out along the edge of the tray, which attracts fly and causes sanitary problem when not in use.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a juice maker, which comprises a rotary tray that may be hidden in the maker when not in use, and turned outwardly from the juice maker to drain juice.




It is another object of the present invention to provide a juice maker, which is healthy design to users.




It is a further object of the present invention to provide a juice maker, which is easy to operate.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of the present invention, with a tray disengaged from the juice maker;





FIG. 2

is a perspective view of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a is a sectioned view of the tray of the present invention; and





FIG. 4

is a view showing operation of the tray of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Reference is now made to

FIGS. 1 through 3

, wherein the juice maker of the present invention comprises a jar


1


having an aucuate hole


111


at a bottom portion


11


, and a tray


2


extending from the arcuate hole


111


with an opening


21


at one end.




The jar


1


comprises a recess


12


at one side, an axle


112


formed in the jar


1


close to the arcuate hole


111


.




The tray


2


comprises a sleeve


22


at the opposing end of an opening


21


, and is adapted to be sleeved on the axle


112


of the jar


1


, and secured by a screw


23


to the jar


1


. The inner side of the tray opposite to the opening


21


is underneath the arcuate hole


111


.




As shown in

FIG. 4

, when the juice maker is not in use, the tray


2


may be pivoted into the recess


12


of the jar


1


, and the tray


2


may be pivoted outwardly from the recess


12


to drain the juice in the jar


1


, as shown in

FIGS. 2 and 3

.




As described above, when the juice maker of the present invention is not in use, the tray


2


may be hidden in the juice maker, then the opening


21


of the tray


2


will not exposure outside, that will not attract fly and cause sanitary problem when not in use.



Claims
  • 1. A juice maker comprising a jar and a tray at a bottom portion of said jar, said tray comprising an opening at one end, and is characterized in that:said jar comprising a recess at one side, a hole at a bottom portion close to said recess, an axle adjacent to said hole; said tray comprising an opening at one end and a sleeve at the other end opposing to said opening, the opposing end with respect to said opening of said tray being attached closely to said hole.
  • 2. The juice maker, as recited in claim 1, wherein said hole of said jar is in an arcuate shape, and an axle is at a center of said arcuate hole.
  • 3. The juice maker, as recited in claim 1, wherein said tray comprises a sleeve to be sleeved connection with said axle of said jar and secured by a fastener.
  • 4. The juice maker, as recited in claim 3, wherein said fastener is a screw.
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