Improvements in Lemon Squeezers.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lemon Squeezers.
I, CHARLES BUZBY CARTER, residing at Bordentown, in the County of
Burlington, and State of New Jersey, United States of America, Manufacturer,
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
fellowing statement :—
This invention relates to devices for extracting the juice of lemons, and the
object thereof, is to provide an effective device of this class, which is simple in
construction and operation, and which is adapted to be used in connection with a
cup, goblet or similar vessel which is designed to receive the extracted juice.
The invention consists of two separate parts, one of which comprises a cylindrical
cup-shaped receptacle having a perforated bottom and a handle connected therewith,
and the other consists of a circular disk or head, provided with an angular handle,
said parts being constructed as hereinafter described.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
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Fig. 1, is a sectional side view of the separate parts of my improved lemon juice
extractor;
Fig. 2, a similar view, showing the parts in a different position;
Fig. 3, a plan view of one of the parts thereof; and,
Fig. 4, a bottom plan view of the other part.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a lemon juice extractor, comprising
two parts, one of which consists of a cylindrical cup-shaped receptacle 5, having a
perforated bottom 6, and provided at one side with a handle 7, and preferably
provided at the opposite side with a shoulder or projection 8, which extends in line
with said handle, and the handle 7, and the shoulder or projection 8, is preferably
formed on, or secured to the upper side of the receptacle 5, and said receptacle is
provided on the inner side thereof, with two spiral ribs 9 and 10, the first of which
begins near the top, adjacent to the shoulder or projection 8, and extends
downwardly to the bottom of the receptacle on the opposite side, and the other
begins near the top adjacent to the end of the handle 7, and extends downwardly
and around the side of the receptacle opposite that on which the spiral rib 9, ís
formed, and which terminates near the bottom of said receptacle beneath the
shoulder or projection 8.
The other part of the extractor consists of a circular head or disk 11, which is
provided with an upwardly and outwardly directed handle 12, and which is also
preferably provided on its under surface with radial ribs or projections 13, and the
disk or head 11, is also provided on the side adjacent to the handle with an
outwardly directed lug or projection 14, and the opposite side with a similar lug or
projection 15.
In operation, the lemon, or the half thereof, is placed in the receptacle 5, and
one part of the extractor is held in one hand, and the other part in the other hand
with the handles 7 and 12, parallel, the handle 12, being over the handle 7, and
said disk or head is inserted into the receptacle 5, in such manner, that the lug or
projection 15, passes beneath the upper end of the spiral rib 9, and the lug or
projection 14, beneath the upper end of the spiral rib 10, and the handle 12, is
then turned to the left, in which operation the head or disk 11, is forced

page_text: downwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2, which position it reaches when the
handle 12, projects in line with the handle 7, or in the opposite direction. In this
operation, the lemon is firmly compressed between the bottom 6 of the receptacle,
and the disk or bead 11, and the juice is compressed or forced therefrom, and
passes through the perforated bottom 6, into a suitable cup, goblet, or other vessel
prepared therefor.
This device is simple in construction and operation and perfectly adapted to
accomplish the result for which it is intended, while being also strong and durable,
and in practice, I prefer to construct the same of metal, or from a combination of
metals, which will not corrode or be injuriously effected by fluids or acids, and it
will thus be seen that I provide an effective device for extracting the juice from
lemons without extracting the oil from the rind, and it is evident that changes in
the form of the various parts thereof, may be made without departing from the
spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.
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 1
claim is :-
:-
1. The herein described lemon juice extractor, which comprises two parts, one
of which consists of a cylindrical cup-shaped receptacle, having a perforated
bottom, and a handle connected with one side thereof. said receptacle being
provided in its opposite sides with spiral ribs as described, and the other parts
consisting of a circular disk or head, having an angular handle connected therewith,
and being provided on its opposite sides with lugs or projections, which are adapted
to operate in connection with said ribs, substantially as shown and described.
2. The herein described lemon juice extractor, which comprises two parts, one
of which consists of a cylindrical cup-shaped receptacle, having a perforated
bottom, and a handle connected with one side thereof, said receptacle being
provided in its inner side walls, with two spiral ribs, one of which begins opposite
the handle, and extends downwardly, and around one side of the receptacle, and
terminates below the handle, and the other of which begins adjacent to the handle,
and extends downwardly and around the opposite side, and terminates opposite
the handle, and the other part consisting of a circular disk or head provided with
an angular handle, and with lugs or projections on the opposite sides thereof, which
are adapted to operate in connection with said ribs, substantially as shown and
described.
3. The herein described lemon juice extractor, which comprises two parts, one
of which consists of a cylindrical cup-shaped receptacle, having a perforated
bottom and a handle connected with one side thereof, said receptacle being
provided in its inner side walls with two spiral ribs, one of which begins opposite
the handle, and extends downwardly, and around one side of the receptacle, and
terminates below the handle, and the other of which begins adjacent to the handle,
and extends downwardly and around the opposite side, and terminates opposite the
handle, and the other part consisting of a circular disk or head provided with an
angular handle, and with lugs or projections on the opposite sides thereof, which
are adapted to operate in connection with said ribs, said disk or head being also
provided on its under side with radial ribs or projections, substantially as shown
and described.
Dated this 15th day of February 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.