Patent ID: 6923112

Claim:
A juice extractor comprising: a first cup comprising a first plurality of fingers extending outwardly and defining a first cup bore; a second cup comprising a second plurality of fingers extending outwardly and defining a second cup bore; said first and second cups being relatively movable along a reciprocal path of travel to compress fruit therebetween during juice extraction; a first cylindrical cutting blade within the first cup bore and in spaced relation from adjacent portions of said first plurality of fingers to define a peel clearance for ejecting portions of a fruit peel therethrough; and a second cylindrical cutting blade within the second cup bore and being received within said first cylindrical cutting blade during juice extraction; said first cylindrical cutting blade having an inner diameter in a range of about 0.990 to 1.010 inches, and a wall thickness in a range of about 0.068 to 0.088 inches; said second cylindrical cutting blade having an outer diameter to be received within the inner diameter of said first cylindrical cutting blade.