Year: 1898

page_text: 1, WILLIAM HENRY JAMES, of "Rokeby," Christchurch Road, Tulse Hill, in the
County of Surrey, Mechanical Draughtsman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to an improved device for squeezing or pressing lemons,
its object being to provide a device simple and effective in operation and adapted
for use on the table without having the drawbacks of the cumbersome and unsightly
articles at present in use.
In carrying my invention into practice I use a pair of levers of the first order
adapted to stand and be operated in a vertical position. The levers cross each
other at the fulcrum and their upper parts are splayed and shaped to adapt them to
be grasped and operated by the hand; their lower parts being also splayed and shaped
to adapt them to grip the portion of the lemon. The lower part of levers are
enclosed in a suitable light bell or equivalent shaped cup or cover the bottom
being covered by a perforated hinged door provided with knobs or feet to raise the
device from the table or the like. The bell or equivalent shaped cup or cover
is preferably secured to the levers by forming lugs on the upper part of cup or
cover and utilizing the pin on which the two levers are fulcrated.
As a modification the splayed ends of the levers adapted to receive the portion
of the lemon may each be made in two parts pivotted or hinged to each other
their lower or free ends are then pivotted or hinged to the cup or cover; or as
an alternative construction a pair of toggle levers may be formed between the
upper and lower parts of the levers.
If desirable the cup or cover may be divided and hinged for the purpose of
introducing the portion of the lemon; in which case the perforated door or bottom.
may or may not be made a fixture to one of the parts of the cup or cover.
The perforated door or bottom and the cup or cover can, if desired, be stamped
out of or cast from a non-corrodible metal or material, the levers however being
preferably formed by steel stampings or malleable castings.
In some cases I prefer to form flanges or the like on the lower ends of the levers
so arranged as to receive and hold the portion of the lemon, thus dispensing with
the use of the cup or cover.
To increase or assist the power of the hand in squeezing the portion of the
lemon, I may introduce any suitable form of spring between the levers.

page_text: I, WILLIAM HENRY JAMES, of "Rokeby," Christchurch Road, Tulse Hill, in the
County of Surrey, Mechanical Draughtsman, 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 an improved device for squeezing or pressing lemons,
its object being to provide a device simple and effective in operation and adapted
for use on the table without having the drawbacks of the cumbersome and unsightly
articles at present in use.
In carrying my invention into practice I use a pair of levers of the first order
adapted to stand and be operated in a vertical position. The levers cross each
other at the fulcrum and their upper parts are splayed and shaped to adapt them to
be grasped and operated by the hand; their lower parts being also splayed and shaped
to adapt them to grip the portion of the lemon. The lower part of levers are prefer-
ably enclosed in a suitable light, bell or equivalent shaped cup or cover the bottom
being covered by a perforated hinged door provided with knobs or feet to raise the
device from the table or the like.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates-by way of example-son
methods of carrying this invention into practical effect:--
Figure 1 Sheet No. 1 is a view in side elevation of one form my invention may
assume.
Figure 2 Sheet No. 1 is a similar view-partly in section-showing the lid of the
case or cover partly open.
Figure 3 Sheet No. 1 is a view in front elevation-partly in section-showing
an alternative construction of the lid of the case or cover.
Figures 4 and 5 Sheet No. 2 are views in elevation showing an alternative con-
struction, in which the case or cover is adapted to be opened.
Figures 6 and 7 Sheet No. 2 are views in side elevation and plan respectively
showing a construction in which the case or cover is made of glass earthenware or
the like and,
Figures 8 and 9 Sheet No. 2 are views in side elevation and plan respectively
of a further modification in which no case or cover is employed.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2. The arms or levers A, A, which are preferably
alike are pivotted together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths by a
pin such as a, so as to form a compound fork. The upper ends a', a¹, of these arms
or levers are splayed out and shaped to adapt them to be easily grasped by the hand
to press them together, and the lower ends a², a², of the said arms or levers are
each made of a spoon or equivalent shape to enable them to grasp or grip a lemon
or portion thereof between them. The lower parts a², a², of the arms or levers A, A.
are enclosed in a suitable case or cover B to prevent the juice being squirted about.
This case is preferably made of a bell-shape as shown, and is attached to the arms
or levers by means of the pivotting screw a. The open end of the case or cover B
is closed by means of a plate C having straining perforations c. To enable the
lemon or portion thereof to be placed between the squeezing ends a², a³, of the
arms or levers A, A, this plate is hinged or otherwise attached to the bottom of
the case or cover B. The plate C is provided with suitably shaped feet c¹ to enable
the device to be stood in an upright position with the perforated plate C clear of
that on which the device is placed. The extremities of the lower ends a² a² may if
desired be provided with flanges such as a³ as shown in Figure 4 to support the
lemon or part thereof while the case or cover is closed or applied.

page_text: In a modified construction the plate C is provided with a separate and detachable
strainer D as shown by Figure 3.
In a further modification the case or cover is made in two parts B and B¹ hinged
together for the purpose of introducing the lemon as shown by Figures 4 and 5.
In this construction the part B of the case or cover is attached to the arms or
levers A, A, by the pin a and the other part B is hinged to the plate C which is
itself hinged to the lower end of the part B of the case or cover so that the three
parts are hinged together thus allowing the case or cover to be opened both at the
side and bottoni. Suitable catches b are provided to hold the two parts B and B¹
of the case or cover in engagement.
The case or cover B and the plate C may be made of any suitable metal or
material but if a fragile material such as glass or earthenware is employed as shown
by Figures 6 and 7 the case or cover B is mounted on an open metal frame such
as B2 which is attached to the arms or levers as herein before described and the
plate C is mounted in a metallic ring frame such as C adapted to be attached to
the frame B as herein before described.
Although it is preferred to employ a case or cover to enclose the lower or
operative ends of the arms or levers such is not actually necessary as the straining
plate C and the feet c' may be carried by a light frame B2 adapted to be attached
to the arms or levers by the pivotting pin a as shown by Figures 8 and 9.
If desired a spring such as E shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 may be employed
to act between the ends a¹, a¹, of the arms or levers to open the ends a², a², when
the ends a', a¹, are released!
I wish it to be particularly understood that I do not limit myself to the precise
details of construction hereinbefore_described, but that I hold myself at liberty
to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of
my invention.
Having now particularly 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;-
(1) A lemon squeezer or press comprising a pair of arms or levers pivotted
together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths the ends at one side of the
fulcrum being adapted to squeeze or press the lemon and those at the other side
to be grasped by the hand, and a perforated plate carried by a frame pivotted to
the levers at or about their point of fulcrum, as set forth.
(2) A lemon squeezer or press comprising a pair of arms or levers pivotted
together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths the ends at one side
of the fulcrum being adapted to squeeze or press the lemon and those at the other
side to be grasped by the hand, a case or cover enclosing the ends of the arms
or levers adapted to squeeze or press the lemon, and a perforated plate enclosing
the open end of the case or cover and carrying feet for supporting the device in
an upright position, as set forth.
(3) A lemon squeezer or press comprising a pair of arms or levers pivotted
together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths the ends at one side of the
fulcrum being adapted to squeeze or embrace the lemon and those at the other
side to be grasped by the hand, a spring acting between the ends of the arms or
levers adapted to be grasped by the hand to keep them open or apart, a case or
cover enclosing the ends of the arms or levers adapted to squeeze or press the lemon,
and a perforated straining plate carried by the said case or cover, as set forth.
(4) A lemon, squeezer or press comprising a pair of arms or levers pivotted
together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths the ends at one side of
the fulcrum being adapted to squeeze or press the lemon and those at the other
side to be grasped by the hand, a bell-shaped case or cover attached to the arms
or levers by the pin by which the said arms are hinged together and adapted to
enclose the ends of the arms or levers intended to squeeze or press the lemon,
and a plate adapted to close the open end of the bell-shaped case or cover carrying

page_text: a detachable strainer and feet for supporting the device in an upright position,
as set forth.
(5) A lemon squeezer or press comprising a pair of arms or levers pivotted
together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths the ends at one side of
the fulcrum being adapted to squeeze or press the lemon and those at the other
side to be grasped by the hand, a two part case or cover for enclosing the ends of
the arms or levers adapted to squeeze or press the lemon, a perforated plate adapted
to close the open end of the two part case or cover carrying feet for supporting the
device in an upright position, as set forth.
(6) A lemon squeezer or press comprising a pair of arms or levers pivotted
together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths the ends at one side of
the fulerum being adapted to squeeze or press the lemon and those at the other
side to be grasped by the hand, à frame attached to the arms or levers by the pin
by which the said arms are hinged together of a case or cover of glass, earthenware,
porcelain, or like material carried by the said frame and a perforated plate of glass,
carthenware, porcelain, or like material carried in a ring frame and adapted to
close the open end of the case, as set forth.
(7) A lemon squeezer or press comprising a pair of arms or levers pivotted
together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths the ends at one side of
the fulcrum being adapted to squeeze or press the lemon and those at the other
side to be grasped by the hand, a frame attached to the arms or levers by the pin
by which the said arms are hinged together, a case or cover of glass, earthenware,
porcelain, or like material carried by the said frame, a perforated plate of glass,
earthenware, porcelain, or like material carried in a metallic ring frame and adapted
to close the open end of the case or cover and feet for supporting the device in an
upright position, as set forth.
(8) A lemon squeezer or press comprising a pair of arms or levers pivotted
together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths the ends at one side
of the fulcrum being adapted to squeeze or press the lemon and those at the other
side to be grasped by the hand, a skeleton frame attached to the arms by the pin
by which the said arms are hinged together and having feet to support the device
in an upright position, and a perforated straining plate carried by the said
skeleton frame, as set forth.
(9) A lemon squeezer or press comprising a pair of arms or levers pivotted
together crosswise at or about the centre of their lengths the ends at one side of
the fulcrum being adapted to squeeze or press the lemon and those at the other
side to be grasped by the hand, a spring acting between the ends of the arms or
levers adapted to be grasped by the hand to keep them open or apart, a skeleton
frame attached to the arms by the pin by which the said arms are hinged together
and having feet to support the device in an upright position, and a perforated
straining plate carried by the said frame, as set forth.
(10) In a lemon squeezer or press as claimed by the first claim, providing the
operative ends of the levers with flanges or their equivalents to retain and hold the
portion of lemon between the said ends of the levers, as set forth.
(11) The improved lemon squeezer or press substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech. E.,
Chartered Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.