Patent ID: 6994021

Claim:
A press for expressing liquid-containing substances, comprising: a closed container having: a cover; a filling and emptying orifice selectively opened and closed by said cover; a casing defining an interior; and at least one press diaphragm disposed in said interior; said press diaphragm subdividing said interior into a pressure medium space and a press medium space; a juice discharge fluidically connected to said press medium space; drainage elements disposed in said interior of said casing for juice extraction, said drainage elements being liquid-permeable and at least one of flexible and elastic and each of said drainage elements having: at least one supporting element; a hose disposed around said supporting element, said hose being of a juice-permeable material and having opposing ends; and holding devices disposed at each of said ends of said hose; said drainage elements being a unitary assembly; and said holding devices removably and releasably securing said drainage elements to holding flanges disposed at said container, said drainage elements being inserted into and removed from said interior of said container as a structural part.