Patent ID: 6616507
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A centrifugal honey extractor comprising:(a) a honeycomb frame supporting apparatus; (b) a retaining ring device comprising: (i) a flexible element of sufficient size and length joined by suitable means at opposite ends such as to form a ring, (c) an outer container having adjoining top, side, and bottom walls, said top and bottom walls having an upper and under surface and said side walls having an inside and outside surface; (d) a removable flexible membrane of sufficient size removably supported within said outer container including; (i) a concentric groove of sufficient size located on the underside of the top wall of said outer container so as to be able to engage and retain the side walls of said outer container and retain the flexible membrane located in a mesial position, (ii) a first said retaining ring device of sufficient size mounted internally on the inside adjoining side walls surface of said outer container positioned below said frame supporting apparatus and positioned above the bottom wall inside surface of said outer container, (iii) a second said retaining ring device of sufficient size positioned on the inside surface of said removable flexible membrane positioned below the first retaining ring such that the membrane is secured in a mesial position such as to retain the membrane congruent with the inside surface of said outer container, (iv) an outlet opening in a wall of said outer container of sufficient size and location through which said removable flexible membrane passes, (v) a means of support on the outer surface of said outer container such as to retain and position said removable flexible membrane congruent with said outlet opening, (e) said frame supporting apparatus removably mounted to the upper surface said top wall of said container and extending within said container such that sufficient separation exists between said frame supporting apparatus and said removable flexible membrane; (f) means for rotating said frame supporting apparatus within said container; whereby the honey from within the comb is thrown by centrifugal force across the open annular gap between said frame supporting apparatus against said removable flexible membrane and flows through said outlet opening of said outer container and collected and, whereby the said removable flexible membrane and honey ullage can be removed and discarded and whereby the cleaning process has been reduced.