System for juicing fruits
View Patent ↗Devices for extracting and filtering juice from fruit of various sizes and shapes are shown and described. In one particular embodiment, the device has an inner juicing cup, an outer juicing head, and a collection vessel. The inner juicing cup has an inner juicing head. The outer juicing head couples with the inner juicing cup. When coupled together, the outer juicing head encloses the inner juicing head. In addition, the collection vessel couples with the inner juicing cup. In another embodiment, the inner and outer juicing heads have teeth and blades, respectively, of varying degrees of sharpness. In another embodiment, the inner juicing cup has a drainage region for allowing juice to flow into the collection vessel, a first filtering region for filtering juice flowing from the heads to an external container, and a second filtering region for filtering juice flowing from the collection vessel to the external container.
1. A device for extracting juice from a piece of fruit, the device comprising:
an inner juicing cup, the inner juicing cup including an inner juicing head; and
an outer juicing head configured to be removably coupled to the inner juicing cup, the outer juicing head enclosing at least a portion of the inner juicing head when coupled to the inner juicing cup and including a plurality of blades, a blade of the plurality of blades including a blade surface having two edges, a width of the blade surface between the two edges varying from a base portion of the outer juicing head to a pinnacle portion of the outer juicing head.
2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a collection vessel configured to be removably coupled to the inner juicing cup.
3. The device of claim 2 wherein the inner juicing cup further comprises:
a drainage portion adapted for allowing juice to flow into the collection vessel; and
a side portion configured to be removably coupled to the collection vessel.
4. The device of claim 3 wherein the side portion comprises a first filtering region for filtering juice flowing from the inner juicing head and outer juicing head to an external container.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein the first filtering region comprises one or more slots.
6. The device of claim 3 wherein the side portion comprises a second filtering region for filtering juice flowing from the collection vessel to an external container.
7. The device of claim 6 wherein the second filtering region comprises a plurality of fins.
8. The device of claim 7 wherein the collection vessel comprises a pouring lip, the plurality of fins extending from the side portion of the inner juicing cup to the pouring lip.
9. The device of claim 2 wherein the inner juicing cup further comprises:
drainage means for allowing juice to flow from the inner juicing head and outer juicing head to the collection vessel;
first filtering means for filtering juice flowing from the inner juicing head and outer juicing head to an external container; and
second filtering means for filtering juice flowing from the collection vessel to the external container.
10. The device of claim 9 wherein the drainage means further comprises third filtering means adapted for filtering juice flowing from the inner juicing head and outer juicing head to the collection vessel.
11. The device of claim 1 wherein the width of the blade surface near the pinnacle portion is smaller than the width of the blade surface near the base portion such that the two edges merge into one edge near the pinnacle portion.
12. The device of claim 1 wherein a sharpness of the two edges of the blade surface vary from the base portion to the pinnacle portion, the sharpness of the two edges near the pinnacle portion being greater than the sharpness of the two edges near the base portion.
13. The device of claim 1 wherein the outer juicing head further comprises a series of openings between adjacent blades of the plurality of blades.
14. The device of claim 1 wherein:
the plurality of blades of the outer juicing head are configured for extracting juice from a first set of citrus fruit; and
the inner juicing head comprises a plurality of ridges for extracting juice from a second set of citrus fruit, a ridge of the plurality of ridges including a ridge surface having two edges, a width of the ridge surface between the two edges varying from a base portion of the inner juicing head to a pinnacle portion of the inner juicing head, a fruit from the first set of citrus fruit typically larger than a fruit from the second set of citrus fruit.
15. The device of claim 14 wherein the two edges of the blade surface are sharper than the two edges of the ridge surface.
16. The device of claim 1 wherein the inner juicing head comprises a plurality of teeth, a tooth of the plurality of teeth including a tooth surface having two edges, a width of the tooth surface between the two edges varying from a base portion of the inner juicing head to a pinnacle portion of the inner juicing head, the two edges of the blade surface being sharper than the two edges of the tooth surface.
17. The device of claim 1 wherein the inner juicing head comprises a plurality of teeth, a tooth of the plurality of teeth including a tooth surface having two edges, a width of the tooth surface between the two edges varying from a base portion of the inner juicing head to a pinnacle portion of the inner juicing head, the two edges of the tooth surface being sharper than the two edges of the blade surface.
18. The device of claim 1 wherein:
the plurality of blades of the outer juicing head are configured for extracting juice from a first set of citrus fruit; and
the inner juicing head comprises a means for extracting juice from a second set of citrus fruit, fruit from the first set of citrus fruit typically being larger than fruit from the second set of citrus fruit.
19. A device for extracting juice from a piece of fruit, the device comprising:
an inner juicing head, the inner juicing head including a plurality of teeth, a tooth of the plurality of teeth having a tooth surface having two edges, a sharpness of the two edges of the tooth surface varying from a base portion of the inner juicing head to a pinnacle portion of the inner juicing head; and
an outer juicing head enclosing and removably coupled to the inner juicing head, the outer juicing head including a plurality of blades, a blade of the plurality of blades having a blade surface having two edges, a sharpness of the two edges of the blade surface varying from a base portion of the outer juicing head to a pinnacle portion of the outer juicing head.
20. The device of claim 19 wherein the sharpness of the two edges of the blade surface is greater than the sharpness of the two edges of the tooth surface.
21. A device for extracting juice from a piece of fruit, the device comprising:
an inner juicing cup, the inner juicing cup including an inner juicing head having a pinnacle portion and a base portion; and
an outer juicing head having a pinnacle portion and a base portion, the outer juicing head being configured to be removably coupled to the inner juicing cup, the outer juicing head enclosing at least a portion of the inner juicing head when coupled to the inner juicing cup and including a plurality of blades, a blade of the plurality of blades including a blade surface having two edges, the blade surface extending in a curved path from a base portion of the outer juicing head to a pinnacle portion of the outer juicing head.
22. The device of claim 21 wherein the inner juicing head includes a plurality of blades, a blade of the plurality of blades including a blade surface being bounded by two edges that extend in a curved path from the base portion of the inner juicing head to the pinnacle portion of the inner juicing head.