Patent ID: 9687019
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A22C,A23P,A47J

Claim:
1. A food press, comprising: a first food compression member; a second food compression member configured to engage or be engaged by at least portions of the first food compression member; a frame or base comprising at least two guides configured to constrain movement substantially along a single linear direction of at least one of the first and second food compression members, and at least one lever operably connected to the frame or base and configured for a user or external force to act upon to compress or cause to be compressed food placed between the first and second food compression members, the at least one lever comprising at least first and second lever arms; wherein the first food compression member, the second food compression member, the at least two guides and the lever are together configured to compress or cause to be compressed food placed between the first and second food compression members to form a shaped and compressed food product, at least one crossbar attached to or forming a portion of at least one of the first and second food compression members is configured to engage the at least two guides and to be constrained thereby to move substantially in a single linear direction as the user or external force acting upon the lever and the at least one crossbar causes the at least first and second food compression members to compress the food therebetween, and portions of the first and second lever arms are configured to engage and be pressed against first portions of the crossbar by the user or the external force.