Patent Application
20130186289
Most traditional manual lemon juicers have basically a similar design of a cup that holds a lemon that is used to apply pressure to crush the lemon to extract any lemon juice requiring relatively heavy pressure to be applied to the lemon due to the crushing and stretching action.
The present invention generally relates to a juicer device. More specifically, the invention is a lemon juicer device.
It is an object of the invention to provide a lemon juicer device that requires relatively less exerted pressure to produce lemon juice from a lemon.
It is an object of the invention to provide a lemon juicer device that reduces tension on a lemon being squeezed with strategically placed blades that cut the lemon in quarters as pressure is applied to the lemon being squeezed.
It is an object of the invention to provide a lemon juicer device that utilizes an ejector arm to facilitate ejecting a lemon.
What is really needed is a lemon juicer device that requires relatively less exerted pressure to produce lemon juice from a lemon that reduces tension on a lemon being squeezed with strategically placed blades that cut the lemon in quarters as pressure is applied to the lemon being squeezed that utilizes an ejector arm to facilitate squeezing a lemon.
The present invention will be described by way of exemplary embodiments, but not limitations, illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which like references denote similar elements, and in which:
Various aspects of the illustrative embodiments will be described using terms commonly employed by those skilled in the art to convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced with only some of the described aspects. For purposes of explanation, specific numbers, materials and configurations are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the illustrative embodiments. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without the specific details. In other instances, well-known features are omitted or simplified in order not to obscure the illustrative embodiments.
Various operations will be described as multiple discrete operations, in turn, in a manner that is most helpful in understanding the present invention. However, the order of description should not be construed as to imply that these operations are necessarily order dependent. In particular, these operations need not be performed in the order of presentation.
The phrase “in one embodiment” is used repeatedly. The phrase generally does not refer to the same embodiment, however, it may. The terms “comprising”, “having” and “including” are synonymous, unless the context dictates otherwise.
The lemon juicer device 100 includes a bottom spoon-shaped base 110, a top spoon-shaped press 120 and a hinge 130. The bottom spoon-shaped base 110 has a cup portion 112 and a handle portion 114. The cup portion 112 has a plurality of cutting blades 116 that are disposed on the cup portion 112. The cutting blades 116 include 4 metal cutting blades that are equal distance from each other, although any suitable number and type of cutting blades 116 in any suitable orientation can be utilized. Additional details regarding the cutting blades 116 are provided in
The lemon juicer device 100 additionally includes a plurality of apertures 140, an ejector plate 150, an attachment indentation 160 and an attachment protrusion 170. The apertures 140 are disposed on a bottom portion 142 of the cup portion 112 of the bottom spoon-shaped base 110 and are utilized to allow lemon juice generated from the lemon juicer device 100 to run through the apertures 140 to be collected. There are 7 apertures 140 illustrated in
The lemon juicer device allows squeezing a lemon to release the lemon juice without needing heavy pressure as is required with traditionally designed lemon juicers. Most traditional manual lemon juicers have basically the same design with a cup that holds a lemon and that is used to apply pressure to crush the lemon to extract the juice requiring heavy pressure to be applied to the lemon due to the crushing and stretching action. The lemon juicer device will reduce the amount of pressure needed to extract lemon juice. The design reduces the tension on the lemon with strategically placed blades that cut the lemon in quarters as pressure is applied, the ability to cut the lemon in quarters as pressure is applied to reduce the stress on the lemon rein allowing a reduction in stress on the lemon rein which in turn allows for smooth consistent pressure to release the juice. The addition of the cutting blades in the lemon squeezer reduces the amount of pressure needed to extract the juice from the lemon by cutting the lemon in quarters in which release the stress that the other lemon squeezers are forced to address by stretching or crushing the lemon whole. The placement of four blades that cut the lemon in quarters as it is being squeezed and an ejector arm that will eject the used lemon upon full opening of the lemon juicer will prevent the user from coming in contact with the cutting blades.
The user will cut a lemon in half and then place one of the halves in the lemon juicer where the juicer will automatically start to cut the lemon half in quarters as the user applies pressure. After the user finishes extracting the juice and opens the juicer an ejector blade is raised on the opening cycle, ejecting the used lemon without the user coming in contact with the cutting blades.
While the present invention has been related in terms of the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described. The present invention can be practiced with modification and alteration within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Thus, the description is to be regarded as illustrative instead of restrictive on the present invention.
