US 12,245,714 B2
Fruit juicer with integral funnel
Brian Berkenpas, Lawton, IA (US)
Assigned to BRIANLISA FMB, LLC, Sioux City, IA (US)
Filed by BRIANLISA FMB, LLC, Sioux City, IA (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/949,055.
Prior Publication US 2024/0090697 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A47J 19/02 (2006.01); A23L 19/00 (2016.01); A47J 19/00 (2006.01); B67C 11/02 (2006.01); C12C 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 19/023 (2018.08) [A23L 19/00 (2016.08); A47J 19/005 (2013.01); B67C 11/02 (2013.01); C12C 5/026 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A juicer comprising:
a presser portion comprising:
an upper squeezing cup;
an upper handle engaged with the upper squeezing cup on an exterior surface of the upper squeezing cup; and
an upper hinge portion disposed on an opposite side of the upper squeezing cup from the upper handle and aligned with the upper handle;
a funnel portion comprising:
a lower squeezing cup having a downward facing surface and a cylindrically-shaped funnel integrally formed with the lower squeezing cup and having a side wall, wherein the cylindrically-shaped funnel extends downward from the downward facing surface of the lower squeezing cup and the cylindrically-shaped funnel has a tapered top that conforms to an exterior surface of the lower squeezing cup and the tapered top defined by the side wall of the cylindrically-shaped funnel is open to an interior volume of the lower squeezing cup, wherein the cylindrically-shaped funnel is hollow within an interior of the cylindrically-shaped funnel defined by the side wall, and wherein a bottom of the cylindrically-shaped funnel defines a bottom opening that provides juice out of the bottom opening during use of the juicer without straining a juice as the juice passes through the bottom opening of the cylindrically-shaped funnel;
a lower handle engaged with the lower squeezing cup on the exterior surface of the lower squeezing cup; and
a lower hinge portion disposed on an opposite side of the lower squeezing cup from the lower handle and aligned with the lower handle;
a removable colander disposed between the upper squeezing cup and the lower squeezing cup when the juicer is in use, wherein the removable colander is not attached to the juicer and is removable from within the funnel portion by hand and without the use of tools and wherein the removable colander has a plurality of apertures wherein the plurality of apertures consists of circular shaped apertures; and
wherein the downward facing surface of a perimeter flange around the upper squeezing cup contacts a top perimeter rim of the lower squeezing cup when the lower handle and the upper handle are in a closed position.