Improvements in Lemon Squeezers.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
IDIONAL SPEC
Improvements in Lemon Squeezers.
I, FRED WADHAMS WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States residing
at Baton Rouge, in the County of East Baton Rouge, and State of Louisiana,
U.S.A., Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to. be as
follows:-
This invention relates to devices for extracting the juice of lemons and other
fruits, and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class which
is simple in construction and operation, while being comparatively inexpensive,.
and which is also adapted to be used in connection with a bowl, goblet or other
vessel, which is designed to receive the extracted juices.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a device, for extracting the juice of
lemons, and other fruits which comprises two similar bars or plates and which are
pivotally connected with a handle, and each of which is provided at its free end,
and one of the bars or plates is provided centrally with a conical attachment which
is provided with a shaft, which extends therethrough, and to the lower end of which
is secured a crank having a handle.
The base of the conical attachment rests upon the plate or bar, and said
attachment is provided with vertical grooves which extend from the bottom to the
apex thereof, and which converges to a point at said apex, and by means of which
similarly formed vertical ribs are formed, and the plate or bar is provided
centrally thereof with a circular opening above which is placed a hollow conical
attachment which is formed on or secured to the plate or bar and the interior of
the attachment and the circular opening through the plate or bar together
correspond with the form of the central attachment, and the interior of the conical
attachment may also be provided with vertical grooves and ribs if desired.
When the plates or bars are pressed together the conical attachment of the plate
or bar enters the hollow conical attachment of the plate or bar, and the operation
will be readily understood.
In practice a lemon is divided preferably transversely of its longitudinal axis, and
one part thereof, is inserted through the opening and into conical attachments and
the plates or bars are then brought together by means of the handles and the
conical attachment is turned by means of the crank and in this operation, the juice
of the lemon is entirely extracted and flows down over the attachment and around
the base thereof, into the proper receptacle over which the device is held.
My improved lemon juice extractor, may be made of any desired material, but in
practice, 1 prefer to select material that will not corrode, or be injuriously affected
by acids or other fluids, and it will thus be seen that I provide an improved lemon :
juice extractor which is simple in construction and operation, and by means of
which the juice of the lemon may be quickly and easily extracted, without extracting
the oil of the rind thereof.
Dated this 26th day of June 1906
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.

page_text: I, FRED WADHAMS WRIGHT, residing at Box 424, Baton Rouge, in the County
of Baton Rouge, and. State of Louisiana, United States of America, Farmer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to devices for extracting the juice of lemons and other
fruit, and the object thereof, is to provide an improved device of this class which
is simple in construction and operation, while being also comparatively inexpensive,
and which is also adapted to be used in connection with a bowl, goblet or other
vessel which is designed to receive the extracted juices.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, said drawing being a side view of the
extractor.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a device for extracting the juice of
lemons, and other fruit, which comprises two similar bars or plates A, and B, which
are pivotally counected at C, and each of which is provided with a handle D, at its
free end, and one of the bars or plates A, is provided centrally with a conical
attachment E, which is provided with a shaft F, which extends therethrough, and
to the lower end of which is secured a crank G, having a handle g.
The base of the conical attachment E, rests upon the plate bar A, and said
attachment is provided with vertical grooves H, which extend from the bottom to
the apex thereof, and which converges to a point at said apex, and by means of
which similarly formed vertical ribs h, are formed, and the plate of bar B, is
provided centrally thereof, with a circular opening K, above which is placed a
hollow conical attachment k, which is formed on or secured to the plate or bar B,
and the interior of the attachment k, and the circular opening K, through the plate
or bar B, together correspond with the form of the conical attachment E, and the
interior of the conical attachment k, may be also provided with vertical grooves and
ribs if desired.
When the plates or bars A and B, are pressed together, the conical attachment E,
of the plate or bar A, enters the hollow conical attachment K, of the plate or
bar B, and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description
when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, and the following
statement thereof.
In practice, a lemon is divided preferably transversely of its longitudinal axis,
and one part thereof, is inserted through the opening K, and into the conical
attachment k, and the plates or bars A, and B, are then brought together by means
of the handles D, and the conical attachment e, is turned by means of the crank G,
and in this operation, the juice of the lemon is entirely extracted and flows down
over the attachment E, and around the base thereof, into the proper receptacle
over which the device is held.
My improved lemon juice extractor, may be made of any desired material, but
in practice, I prefer to select material that will not corrode, or be injuriously
affected acids or other fluids, and it will thus be seen that I provide an improved
lemon juice extractor, which is simple in construction and operation, and by means
of which the juice of the lemon may be quickly and easily extracted, without
extracting the oil of the rind thereof,

page_text: Having fully described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The herein described device for extracting the juice of lemons and other fruit
consisting of two hinged parts having handles formed on their free ends, one of said
parts carrying a cone having a corrugated outer surface mounted on a shaft passing
through said part, the outer end of said shaft having a shank and handle whereby
the cone may be rotated, the other of said parts being provided with an opening
above which is placed a hollow cone adapted to receive the first mentioned cone,
constructed and adapted to operate in the manner specified.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.