Patent ID: 7628108

Claim:
A fruit juicer comprising: a. a plurality of fixed peeler cups attached to a chassis, each fixed peeler cup comprising a filter device having a fruit core receiving opening centrally disposed among a first plurality of outwardly extending blades; b. a plurality of movable peeler cups interconnected by a first movable member, each movable peeler cup comprising a second plurality of outwardly extending blades cooperatively intermeshing with the first plurality of outwardly extending blades and disposed along a respective horizontal axis for reciprocating horizontal movement toward and away from a respective one of the fixed peeler cups during alternating extraction and expulsion strokes; c. a second movable member connected to the first movable member for movement of the first and second moveable members concurrently in the same direction during respective extraction and expulsion strokes; c. a plurality of plungers connected to the second movable member, each plunger aligned with a respective one of the axes for reciprocating movement into and out of a respective filter device during respective expulsion and extraction strokes, the movement of the plungers into the respective filter devices effective to expel a fruit core from the respective filter device through the fruit core receiving opening during the expulsion stroke as the movable peeler cups move away from the fixed peeler cups; and e. a single actuator connected between the chassis and one of the movable members for energizing the reciprocating movement of all of the movable peeler cups and plungers.