Patent ID: 9675101
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A23N,A47J

Claim:
1. A juicing system, comprising: a drive mechanism; a juicer assembly operably coupled to the drive mechanism and having a main housing defining a cavity with a peripheral wall surrounding the cavity; a lid which encloses a top portion of the cavity, wherein the lid has an opening therethrough which is operably connected with the cavity; an auger disposed within the cavity and aligned along a juicing axis; a juicing basket disposed within the cavity and positioned radially outwardly from the auger and inwardly from the peripheral wall, wherein the juicing basket has at least one screen with apertures therethrough, such that the juicing basket includes a first juicing zone with apertures of a first size and a second juicing zone with apertures of a second size; and a plate disposed about a circumference of the juicing basket, wherein the plate is configured to block at least a portion of the first juicing zone or the second juicing zone, thereby controlling the size of the apertures in the juicing basket available for juicing.