Patent ID: 7654197

Claim:
A hand press ( 1 ) for a material intended for pressing in the form of a foodstuff the hand press comprising: a ram; a receiving container for receiving the ram and the material; a first handle having a first end and a second opposing end; a second handle having a first end and a second opposing end; a first lever arm having a first end and a second opposing end; and a second lever arm having a first end and second opposing end, wherein the second end of the first handle and the second end of the second handle are pivotally attached to one another at a first pivot, the second end of the first lever arm is attached to the receiving container, the first end of the first lever arm is pivotally attached to the first handle at a point intermediate the length of the first handle to form a second pivot, the second end of the second lever arm is attached to the ram, and the first end of the second lever arm is pivotally attached to the second handle at a point intermediate the length of the second handle to form a third pivot, and wherein the first and second lever arms cross each other at a point intermediate their length and the first and second lever arms are pivotally attached to one another at the intermediate point where the lever arms cross each other.