US325099A - Lemon-juice extractor - Google Patents

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. J. P. MANNY.

LEMON JUICE EXTRATOR. No. 325,099. Patented'Aug. 25, 1885.

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J. P. MANNY.

LEMON JUICE EXTRACTOR. No. 325,099. Patented Aug. 25, 1885.

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lthnrrieo diaries narrar @errors JOHN P. MASSY, OF ROUKFORI), ILLINOIS.

LEh/ihi-.l UlCE EXTRACTOR..

.SPECEEECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,099, dated August 25, 1885.

Application Filed December 9, 1894. (No model digestible iibrous or pithy matter contained i within the lemon. 'll`o this end l have designed and eonsrncted the apparatus represented in the aeeomikianying drawings, in whichlliigure i is an isometrical representation ot an apparatus embodying the main features of my invention in one torni. Fig. 2 is a vertical El is an underfaee isol central section. leig. nietrical representation ot the bearing-rim, and a portion oit the semicireular support- Fig. 4t is a vertical central section oi' my in.- vention, in which the supportiing-trame and gear-wheels are omitted. iiig. 5 is a vertical central section of my invention, in which the extracting-ribs are made yielding and capable ot an oscillatory movement. Figs. bl to e', inelusive, arc inodiiications of my improved e tractor..

the iigures, le represents a base, which may be of any'suitable conformation, preferably a parallelograin in plan and oi' unequal sides.,

at il is represented ascmicylindrieal sup port having one end securely hired to the base, from which it rises to support the extractor. iilie upper end of the semicircular support is `provided internally with an inward-projectin g annular ring or tillet, t), and this annular ring is in two equal parts, having a hinged connection, as at u, and a clasp, b, or other suitable device to connect the parts at the side opposite their hinged connection. riChis annular ring furnishes the bearingsupport to the extractor.

At i) is represented a cap, concave on its upper surface, ot' bowl or b asin form, and its central portieri is provided with a i'ull series ot' perforation (Clearly shown in the drawings.) the out-er edge ot' the cap D is provided with an annular groove, c, ot proper dimensions to the juice,

f sel; and the seeds and receive the annular bearing U, freely to rotate thereon. The upper outer edgeof the cap D, on its under inclined face, at d, is fitted with gear-teeth, producing a bevel'toothed gea-rwheel. y

At E is represented a bevel-toothed gear wheel, supported to revolve in a bracket-bearing, it, springing from the semiciicular support in such position relatively with the cap D that the gear-teeth ot' the respective wheels shall engage each other in working contact. rlhe shat't of ille gearwheel E is provided with a hand crank or winch, H, by means ot' which rotary motion may be imparted to the cap by reas in ot' its geartooth connection.

[it e are represented ribs, ot any suitable material, iising from the upper surface ofthe cap D in semi-elliptic or hyperbolic dome form.

In the use otl my improved extractor, a suitable vessel, as a tumbler, I, is placed on thc base, under the perforated cap. The lemon from which to extract the juice is cut transvcrsely about the center of its length. rlhe cut face ot the lemon is placed upon the apex oi' the skeleton extractor and pressed down ward. Rotary motion is then imparted to the extractor, which will cause the ribs to rotate within the lemon and extract the juice therefrom, which will descend through the perforations ot' the cap into the vessel placed for its reception. In this operation the seeds and other particles Yremoved from the lemon will be caught in the concave upper surface of the cap, from which they can be readily removed.

In thc cap l), shown at Figs. 4:, 5, 6, and 7, the annular groove c and the gear-teeth d, on theunder face of the cap D, are omitted, and instead thereof the under face of the cap is recessed, as show'n at h, to receive the tumbler ll or other vessel. In Fig. 6 I have employed, at K, a wire webbing produced in hyperbolic form, rising from the upper face of the cap, and in Fig. 7 l have employed a spirallycoiled wire, L, rising from the upper face of the cap in hyperbolic outline form. In the use ot' these modified forms of my skeleton extractor the cut surface of the lemon is placed on the apex of the extractor and is pressed downward with an oscillatory movement suflicicnt t0 extract which will descend through the peri'orations in the cap and be caught in the vesot-her objectionable or IOO refuse mattei' removed from the lemon in extracting the iuice will be caught on the upper concave surface of the cap. The cap D, in Fig. 5, is provided with a vertical stud-jouinal, K, rising' from the center of its upper facc.-

` preparation of lemonade I am enabled to extract and collect the ,juice ot' the lemon, and

' exclude therefrom the oil of the rind, the seed,

At Z is represented a tubularshat't supported on the stud-journal 1.', and capable of an oscillatory movement thereon.

To the upper end of the tubular shaft I are l fixed the extracting' ribs, and from their connection therewith depend in Gothic or hyperbolic curved form producing a flexible skeleton extractor.

At m is represented a lever-arm fixed to the tubular shaft, from which it projects laterally, and is employed to impartan oscillatory move- 1 ment to the extractor to extract thejuice from a lemon pressed upon the apex thereof.

Still another form ot' my improved skeleton extractor is shown at Fig. S, in which a handle,

P, is providtd with a series of ribs, n, rising` in e'onic form, as clearl5v shown. ln the use of this form of my improved extractor, a small portion is cut from each end of thelemon, and f it is then held in one hand over a suitable vessel, and the extractor, held in the other hand,

is then passed through the lemon endwise, with a rotary or oscillatory movement, which operates to extract the juice and collect the seeds and other refuse matter Within the cone,

to be afterward removed therefrom.

By the use of my improved extractor in the and other objectionable matter.

I claim as my inventionl. A lemonjuice extractor consisting of a base portion and aslieleton frame rising' therefrom, and adapted to be turned or oscillatcd, substantially as set forth.

2. A lemon-juice extractor consisting` of a perforated base and a skeleton trame rising` therefrom, said frame being adapted to be os-.

cillated in contact with the pulp of a lemon to extract thejuice from the pulp without forcing out the oil of the lemon-peel, substantially as set forth.

3. As an article of manufacture, a lemonjuice extractor consisting of a su pportinggbasc and a frame formed b v a series of ribs secured to said base, the device as thus constructed JOHN I. NANNY.

Witnesses:

HARRY B. JiLsoN, l. (l. BEHEL.

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