Combined citrus press and zester
View Patent ↗A combined citrus press and zester. The citrus press is of a known type, and includes an upper handle and a lower handle joined at a forward pivot point. The lower handle includes a cup sized to receive a halved citrus fruit, such as a lemon or lime. The upper handle includes a male die which mates with said cup to compress and thus juice the halved fruit. To save material and weight, the male die is formed as relatively constant thickness, which results in a depression on the opposite, outer side of the upper handle. The citrus zester includes a body with a grating blade received or formed therein. The inner side of the body has a collar extending therefrom and surrounding the blade. This collar is sized to be received within the depression formed in the upper handle of the citrus press. The collar may be sized and formed such that the zester may be selectively mounted to the press.
1. In combination, a citrus press and zester:
said citrus press comprising:
upper and lower handles connected at a forward pivot point;
said lower handle including a cup, with said cup having at least one drain aperture extending therethrough;
said upper handle including a die sized and located to be received within said cup as said handles are moved together, and an upwardly opening depression formed opposite said die; and
said citrus zester comprising:
a body;
a collar extending downward from said body, said collar being sized to be closely received within said depression, and being selectively received therein; and
a grater portion within the periphery of said collar.
2. The combination of claim 1 , wherein said citrus zester further includes a handle extending laterally from said body and shaped to be closely received upon said upper handle when said collar is selectively received within said depression.
3. The combination of claim 1 , further including means for selectively securing said zester to said press.
4. The combination of claim 3 , wherein said means comprises a friction fit between said collar and said depression.
5. The combination of claim 4 , wherein said means further includes an O-ring secured about the outer periphery of said collar.
6. The combination of claim 4 , wherein said means further includes an elastomer overmolded on the exterior of said collar.