Patent ID: 6293189
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: A23N

Abstract:
An extractor for separating juice and juice sacs from a citrus fruit, the apparatus comprising:a lower cup for supporting a single piece of citrus fruit;an upper cup disposed vertically above the lower cup, the upper and lower cups moveable relative to each other in a vertical direction so as to cooperate to squeeze the citrus fruit therebetween;an upper cutter for cutting a plug in the citrus to permit the separation of the peel from the juice and juice sacs;a lower cutter for cutting a plug in the citrus to allow the juice and juice sacs to exit therethrough;an elongated strainer tube vertically oriented beneath the lower cup and lower cutter, the strainer tube having a plurality of circumferential slots along at least a portion of its length so as to define solid space and free space; anda plunger tube slidingly received within the strainer tube for forcing the juice and juice sacs outwardly through the slots in the strainer tube into a separate reservoir.