Abstract: A separator and two methods of separating are described. The separator can include a driver configured for use with a blender, a perforated spindle cup arm, a threaded pass through retainer ring, a mount ring configured to fit a blender base, a lubricated ball bearing, a retainer nut, a mount ring, a housing, a perforated spindle cup, a liquid chute, a basin for liquid collection, a reservoir for dry material collection, a snap ring, a removable cap, a chute for expelling dry material, a hole, and a removable funnel. The method can include grinding material in blender container; placing the separator on the blender base, turning the blender on, and pouring the ground material into the funnel OR placing the peeler component into the cup, turning the blender on, and pouring water and material to be peeled through the funnel.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for processing fruit or vegetables in order to obtain a flowable mass, such as juice or puree and includes a receptacle, an extraction unit for mechanically extracting juice and pulp from the fruit or vegetables, the unit being located within the receptacle for discharging the juice and pulp into the receptacle, a motor unit, drivingly connected to the extraction unit, an outlet unit for collecting flowable mass from the receptacle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a juice extracting screw assembly and a juicer comprising the same which allows the selection between a mesh net and solid net, thereby making it possible to conveniently change the operation modes, satisfying any of the user's preferences in the cases of whether both the juice and residue are needed together or needed separately, and further by having a screw assembly capable of being separated into a top and a base, it allows convenient cleaning for users.

Abstract: A frame for a main body of an upper driving type juice extractor includes an upper frame; a lower frame; a connection frame configured to connect the upper frame with the lower frame, wherein the upper frame has a first through-hole and a second through-hole. Further, a frame assembly for a main body of an upper driving type juice extractor includes a frame including an upper frame having a first through-hole and a second through-hole, a lower frame, and a connection frame configured to connect the upper frame with the lower frame; a driving part mounted at an upper portion of the upper frame; and a lifting part installed at the lower frame, wherein a driving shaft of the driving part is inserted in the first through-hole.

Abstract: Provided is an upper driving type juice extractor in which a driving part is mounted at an upper side of an I-shaped main body having a front groove through which an extracting part is inserted and removed and a rear groove through which a residue container is inserted and removed.

Abstract: A process and a plant are proposed for producing dark chocolate which make it possible to produce dark chocolate, in particular also single-variety dark chocolate, having a high cocoa content without cocoa powder needing to be produced and/or added. By means of a partial defatting of the cocoa mass in a process step which is connected upstream of the mixing, grinding and/or conching, the fat content in the cocoa mass is reduced to the extent that dark chocolates can be produced having a high cocoa content without cocoa powder needing to be added. The partial defatting of the cocoa mass is preferably carried out using a decanter (50). The cocoa butter fraction (2) according to the invention occurs on decanting as a high-fat fraction which still contains a fraction of 17 to 21% by weight, a maximum of 30% by weight, of fat-free cocoa dry matter.

Abstract: A juicer device comprised of a motor disposed within a housing and having an output shaft projecting away from the housing; at least two alternate cutters each individually detachably connectable to the output shaft; a plurality of alternate inserts wherein a selected one of the plurality of alternate inserts circumscribes a selected one of the at least two alternate cutters detachably connected to the output shaft; and a body circumscribing the selected one of the plurality of alternate inserts wherein the body and the selected one of the plurality of alternate inserts include openings for feeding food to the selected one of the at least two alternate cutters detachably connected to the output shaft and openings for receiving juice, homogenized food, or shredded food therefrom upon actuation of the motor under the control of a safety system.

Abstract: A grating disc (4) arranged to be rotatably mounted within a food processor (1), to rotate in a direction of rotation (26), which grating disc (4) comprises at least one grating tooth (24) for grating food to be processed. The grating disc (4) comprises at least one groove (28) extending from an inner region (21) to an outer edge (22) of the grating disc (4) to assist in guiding food particles outwardly during use of the food processor (1). With the provision of a grating disc in accordance with the present invention, improved output of processed food is accomplished in that the at least one groove with assistance of centrifugal force guides the processed food outwardly for retrieval.

Abstract: A system for recovering liquid from a liquid associated comestibles or liquid associated comestible pieces on a comestible processing line; where the system uses apparatus that comprises or includes: plural perforate rotatable bowls, each bowl with a pluggable gravity discharge opening for the comestible and each bowl with an opening to allow loading of the bowl with the liquid associated comestible from above, a collection arrangement for the bowls, or each bowl, whereby liquid centrifugally and/or gravitationally leaving each bowl, at least when each bowl is plug closed and rotating, is recovered, and a comestible receiving arrangement as part of the processing line for the comestible from each bowl. The apparatus is operated such that infeed(s) of the comestible with its associated liquid into the bowls are staggered, bowl by bowl, by at least one infeed arrangement.

Abstract: A fiber flow controlled centrifugal bowl mechanism comprises a centrifugal bowl and a mesh filter bracket sleeved at the bottom of the centrifugal bowl. A grating disk is installed between the bottom of the centrifugal bowl and the mesh filter. The upper surface of the grating disk is provided with cutting teeth, the lower part of the centrifugal bowl is provided with mesh holes allowing fibers to pass and the mesh size is adjustable. The utility model has the following advantages: 1, the centrifugal bowl and mesh filter of the juicer can rotate relatively to adjust the size of the mesh holes; 2, the fiber flow can be controlled through the mesh holes, so beverages containing different fibers can be provided; and 3, the mesh size can be quickly fixed by installing a locating structure, so the juicer is quick to adjust and convenient to use.

Abstract: The vegetable peeler for separating the peel from fruits and vegetables includes a handle, a tool head or blade mount, and a blade. The handle is configured to be able to receive and store at least one spare cutting blade such that the blade can be removed from the tool head and replaced with a different blade stored in the handle.

Abstract: An automatic juicer turns and pushes an upward facing juicing cone into a fruit for releasing and collecting juice. The juicer includes a base containing a motor, gear and shaft assembly which rises as a unit with the juicing cone. A fixed guide extends upward from the base and inner and outer shafts reside inside the fixed guide and are driven by the motor and gear assembly to rotate and advance the juicing cone into the fruit. The juicing cone, strainer and a bowl release and catch the juice. The outer shaft includes threads to vertically advance and retreat the outer and inner shafts when the outer shaft turns. The inner shaft rises with the outer shaft and lifts and rotates the juicing cone, thereby releasing juice from the fruit. The bowl is fixed to the base.

Abstract: A juicer device comprised of a motor disposed within a housing and having an output shaft projecting away from the housing; at least two alternate cutters each individually detachably connectable to the output shaft; a plurality of alternate inserts wherein a selected one of the plurality of alternate inserts circumscribes a selected one of the at least two alternate cutters detachably connected to the output shaft; and a body circumscribing the selected one of the plurality of alternate inserts wherein the body and the selected one of the plurality of alternate inserts include openings for feeding food to the selected one of the at least two alternate cutters detachably connected to the output shaft and openings for receiving juice, homogenized food, or shredded food therefrom upon actuation of the motor under the control of a safety system.

Abstract: A kitchen machine having a housing that includes a housing base; a channel molded in a periphery of the housing and running in a direction of the housing base; a housing recess connected to the channel; and a coupling arranged in the housing recess to couple working apparatuses to the kitchen machine, wherein the housing recess includes means to discharge impurities.

Abstract: A grating disc (4) arranged to be rotatably mounted within a food processor (1), to rotate in a direction of rotation (26), which grating disc (4) comprises at least one grating tooth (24) for grating food to be processed. The grating disc (4) comprises at least one groove (28) extending from an inner region (21) to an outer edge (22) of the grating disc (4) to assist in guiding food particles outwardly during use of the food processor (1). With the provision of a grating disc in accordance with the present invention, improved output of processed food is accomplished in that the at least one groove with assistance of centrifugal force guides the processed food outwardly for retrieval.

Abstract: A rotary food processor including a base unit, drive elements provided with a rotary motor spindle, an active processing implement, a driveshaft to drive the active implement, and wherein the driveshaft is movable from a rest position to an active position in which it rotates by a force applied by a user. The driveshaft is a hollow shaft which defines an open housing in which the rotary spindle is at least partially retained and the rotary spindle freely rotates within the housing when the driveshaft is in the rest position.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for processing system foodstuff are shown and described. Food processing systems can hold and prepare food for consumption. The disclosed embodiments can be quickly and conveniently used to dry, grind, mill, dispense, or otherwise process foodstuff.

Abstract: A grating disc (4) arranged to be mounted within a food processor (1) and to be rotated in a direction of rotation (26). The grating disc (4) comprising at least one grating tooth (24) for grating food to be processed which tooth protrudes from a surface of the grating disc. The tooth (24) has an uninterrupted, continuous envelope surface (29) forming an outer contour of said tooth (24) which surface has gradient which spatial derivative does not change sign. The envelope surface comprises a front surface (30) which is, during use, the leading surface of the grating tooth (24). The front surface (30) extends from the grating said disc surface (23) to a distal end of the grating tooth, and is adapted to be brought into contact with said food during use of said food processor (1). The front surface (30) is delimited in one direction by the grating disc surface, and in at least one other direction by at least one grating edge (32).

Abstract: An automatic juicer turns and pushes an upward facing juicing cone into a fruit for releasing and collecting juice. The juicer includes a base containing a motor, gear and shaft assembly which rises as a unit with the juicing cone. A fixed guide extends upward from the base and inner and outer shafts reside inside the fixed guide and are driven by the motor and gear assembly to rotate and advance the juicing cone into the fruit. The juicing cone, strainer and a bowl release and catch the juice. The outer shaft includes threads to vertically advance and retreat the outer and inner shafts when the outer shaft turns. The inner shaft rises with the outer shaft and lifts and rotates the juicing cone, thereby releasing juice from the fruit. The bowl is fixed to the base.

Abstract: A kitchen appliance is provided, comprising a rotatable filter element (30) having a closed bottom provided with a grating disc (34). Said bottom having an outer perimeter, wherein the filter element comprises a conical perforated wall (33) that extends from said outer perimeter to an upper edge, which upper edge defines an open upper part of the filter element. The kitchen appliance further comprises a drive motor for driving the filter element, a feeding tube (10) having a tubular wall extending from a first open distal end for receiving foodstuff to a second open distal end, wherein said second distal end opens near said grating disc, and a cover member (60) extending from the upper edge of the perforated wall up to the tubular wall of the feeding tube (10) to close said open upper part of the filter element (30), wherein the cover member (60), filter element (30) and said tubular wall define a substantially closed, ring-shaped space.

Abstract: An automatic juicer turns and pushes an upward facing juicing cone into a fruit for releasing and collecting juice. The juicer includes a base containing a clutch and gearing assembly connected to a motor. A center column assembly rotates and advances the juicing cone. The juicing cone, strainer, and a bowl release and catch the juice. The center column includes an outer column fixed to the base, a rotating drive shaft driven by the motor but not advancing vertically, and a driven shaft which rotates with the drive shaft and advances and retreats vertically. The bowl is fixed to the base. The strainer advances vertically with juicing cone but does not rotate. The juicing cone is attached to the driven shaft and rotates and advances vertically, thereby releasing juice from the fruit. Knife edges on the bottom of the juicing cone scrape pulp from the strainer to prevent clogging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a juicer, and more particularly to a dual-filter cutter rotary disc for the juicer, which includes a base coupled to the juicer. The base includes two filter nets which are synchronously rotated along with the base and at least one cutter. The two filter nets are an inner filter net and an outer filter net. The two filter nets have meshes which are different in configuration, in shape and in size, so that the two filter nets have different operative filter areas. In this way, the smaller meshes of the inner filter net can filter larger fibers, so the pomace in the juice is less. The meshes of the outer filter net can get a higher juice yield to keep the flavor of fruit. Hence, the present invention achieves a dual-filter effect. The different filter nets can be separated for a desired filter, providing a better filter efficiency and quality.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for processing system foodstuff are shown and described. Food processing systems can hold and prepare food for consumption. The disclosed embodiments can be quickly and conveniently used to dry, grind, mill, dispense, or otherwise process foodstuff.

Abstract: An automatic machine (1) for citrus fruit juice extraction with functional elements allowing easier cleaning, which comprises a machine body (2) which contains a motor assembly and is provided with quick-coupling means for a front juice extraction chamber, which is constituted by a sort of tank (8) inside which an outer drum (23) is fitted so that it can rotate, a juice extraction and filtration drum (20) being fitted within the outer drum and being actuated rotatably concordantly with the outer drum at a short distance from its internal surface, the juice extraction and filtration drum having a reduced diameter and a perforated surface, with an axis which is aligned with an eccentric hole of the bottom of the tank for the passage of the motor shaft, means (24a, 24b, 25a, 25b) being provided for ressin the outer drum (23) elasticall a ainst the inner drum (20).

Abstract: A juicer device comprised of a motor disposed within a housing and having an output shaft projecting away from the housing; at least two alternate cutters each individually detachably connectable to the output shaft; a plurality of alternate inserts wherein a selected one of the plurality of alternate inserts circumscribes a selected one of the at least two alternate cutters detachably connected to the output shaft; and a body circumscribing the selected one of the plurality of alternate inserts wherein the body and the selected one of the plurality of alternate inserts include openings for feeding food to the selected one of the at least two alternate cutters detachably connected to the output shaft and openings for receiving juice, homogenized food, or shredded food therefrom upon actuation of the motor under the control of a safety system.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for processing system foodstuff are shown and described. Food processing systems can hold and prepare food for consumption. The disclosed embodiments can be quickly and conveniently used to dry, grind, mill, dispense, or otherwise process foodstuff.

Abstract: A motorized kitchen appliance provides a resilient fixation of a drive unit, surrounded by an outer wall, within a housing of the kitchen appliance. The drive unit is resiliently mounted in the housing through the use of projections and is fixed therein in the manner of a bayonet fitting.

Abstract: A fruit juicer includes an additional switch that determines the speed at which the fruit juicer, i.e., the element that receives the fruit to be squeezed out, revolves. A button, disposed on the outer wall of the housing, actuates a microcontroller such that more power is supplied to the electric motor to make it revolve at a higher speed. The inventive fruit juicer, therefore, allows the juice to be squeezed out from the pulp already removed from the fruit.

Abstract: An electric juicer having a housing, or case, a juice receptacle arranged on the case, a pouring accessory disposed on the receptacle and a juicer cone. The case contains a motor for rotating the cone through the intermediary of a transmission, the pouring accessory has a bottom permitting gravity flow of the collected juice toward a lateral flow outlet, and the bottom has an opening providing for the passage of the transmission. In accordance with the invention, the pouring accessory has a transmission axis, or shaft, belonging to the transmission, the shaft being mounted for free rotation in the opening. This arrangement permits the juicer to be used with or without the pouring accessory.

Abstract: A juicer has a tilting collecting dish that permits simple, loss-free pouring out of the fruit juice. It is unnecessary to remove the squeeze element with which the citrus fruit was pressed and/or the collecting container surrounding the squeeze element, from which the fruit juice drops into the collecting dish. In order to tilt the collecting dish, two opposing projections are provided on the outer side of the jacket wall thereof, which lie rotatably of pivotally in recesses on the inside of the housing wall.

Abstract: Appliance for squeezing citrus fruits with centrifugation of the product squeezed, composed of a milling cone (1) and a centrifuging bowl (2) provided with holes and/or slots (3) for filtering the juice or squeezed product which goes to a collecting container (4a, 4b), those cone (1) and bowl (2) are independent to each other, detachable and having independent rotation, being associated to different shafts (5 and 6) associated by respective drives (7 and 8) coupled to a single electric motor (9) or to several electric motors (10, 11) independent, cone (1) and centrifuging bowl (2) being driven at different speeds in same or opposite direction, and there exists a device for willingly annulling cone (1) or bowl (2) operation. The collecting bowl (4a, 4b) includes an external annular tank (17a, 17b) for collecting an excess of pulp thrown from bowl (2).

Abstract: A combination juicer and shaver includes a juicer portion removably receivable in juxtaposition to a shaver portion. The juicer portion includes a juicer for extracting juice from a food item. The shaver portion includes a chamber and a shaver in the chamber for producing shavings of a food item disposed in the chamber. A drive selectively produces operating movement of the shaver means and the juicer, and a coupling communicates the operating movement between the shaver and the juicer.

Abstract: A fruit squeezer includes a hollow stand, a water container mounted on the stand, a juice collector mounted in the water container, a reamer mounted rotatably in the juice collector, a squeezing member disposed above and movable toward the reamer, and an additive adding mechanism that includes an electric heater mounted in the hollow stand, an additive container mounted in the water container and in fluid communication with the juice collector, and a conduit assembly in fluid communication with the water container and the additive container and including a heated section passing over and heated by the heater.

Abstract: A juice extractor module includes a cover and a juice extractor fluted dome and pulp filter which filters the extracted juice. A second module is formed by a pitcher. The juice flows into the pitcher through the pulp filter of the first module. A paddle depends from a third module and is driven by a motor and gears simultaneously with the extractor, for mixing the extracted juice and other ingredients such as water, sweeteners, etc. The third module contains the motor, drive gears and switch in substantial fluid isolation from the first and second compartments, for driving the paddle and the juice extractor. Different extractors may be attached for different size fruits. A lid may be attached over the pitcher for juice/beverage storage.

Abstract: The improvements to the automatic citrus juice squeezer consist of: a movement of the pressure cup (3) by means of a drive screw (5) and a guide column (6); the cup being removably-mounted and detachable from its holder (7) by raising a trip fastener (12) using a catch (13); it has five angularly equidistant blades (2); a squeezer-filter (16) and support assembly (1) can descend against the action of an axial spring (14), maintaining the dynamic connection with the drive shaft by means of gears (18) that may slide along an intermediate sprocket (19); the juice collector (17) empties into a dish (20) which opens/closes a tilting plug (21) as it is introduced/extracted: the blades (2) are connected to the fixed shaft (15) by elastic legs (23) with internal strengtheners (24) which fit into a peripheral neck (25) of the said shaft; and the cup's (3) profile has an enlarged lower curvature to prevent its separation from the squeezer support (1) from narrowing.

Abstract: A fruit squeezer includes a hollow base having a peripheral side wall with opposite highest and lowest sides, a container having a first spout and turnable relative to the hollow base between a draining position in which the first spout is aligned vertically with the lowest side, and a non-draining position in which the first spout is aligned vertically with the highest side, a reamer mounted rotatably in the container, a driving unit mounted rotatably on the hollow base and having a driving shaft that projects into the container and that is connected to the reamer, and a squeezing member disposed above the reamer for moving toward the reamer.

Abstract: A fruit squeezer includes a hollow base, a container mounted on the hollow base and having a top open end, a strainer disposed in the container, a reamer disposed rotatably in the strainer, a driving unit mounted in the base and having a driving shaft projecting upwardly therefrom and connected to the reamer, and a squeezing member having a pivotal end mounted pivotally on the container so as to be movable toward and away from the top open end of the container. The squeezing member further has a pressing end opposite to the pivotal end, and a squeezing portion disposed between the pivotal end and the pressing end. The squeezing portion is movable toward the reamer when the squeezing member moves downwardly toward the top open end of the container.

Abstract: An upper extractor module includes a cover and a juice extractor fluted dome and trough. A pulp filter filters the juice which flows into a lower extension conduit. An intermediate module has a compartment in fluid isolation from the juice extraction compartment. A motor, drive gears and switch are in the intermediate compartment for rotationally driving the extractor. A pitcher forms a lower module on which the intermediate module fits. The juice flows into the pitcher through the intermediate module via the extension. A paddle depends from the intermediate module and is driven by the motor and gears simultaneously with the extractor, but at a higher speed for mixing beverages in the pitcher formed from the extracted juice and other ingredients such as water, sweeteners and so on. Different extractors may be attached for different size fruits. A lid may be attached over the pitcher for juice/beverage storage.

Abstract: A continuous process for turning food waste into nutritionally balanced animal feed. A production system is disclosed which includes a series of pipes and tanks through which food waste is processed and dehydrated so that the food waste is ultimately converted into nutritionally balanced animal feed. The system includes, inter alia, a blending tank in which ground food waste is agitated, suspended, and drawn off with a food pump. The food waste is then metered to a precise level so that it may be blended with a precise amount of dry feed stock. Excess food waste is returned to the blending tank to be recirculated. The food waste mixed with the dry feed stock is then converted into moist pellets which are then dried and packaged to be distributed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a citrus juicer for producing fruit juices. The motor-driven cone (11) is surrounded on all sides by a strainer (20) having passageways (27) under which a bowl for collecting the fruit juice is disposed. As a citrus fruit is squeezed, the resulting juice passes through the passageways of the strainer. The boundary area between the cone (11) and the area of the strainer (20) surrounding it is configured as an annular gap (25) whose cross section of passage is adapted to be increased or decreased by means of an adjusting device. The pulp content in the fruit juice is thereby predetermined.

Abstract: An apparatus for extracting juice and pulp from vegetables and fruits is provided having a base containing an electric motor, and a bowl removably attached to the base. The motor has a drive shaft which projects into the interior of the bowl for receiving process tools. The bowl is provided with a strainer which is equipped with a skirt which fits inside the central tube surrounding the drive shaft. The driving shaft has a spindle fitted thereon in two orientations, one in which the strainer remains static during operation and one in which the strainer is driven rotationally when the driving shaft is turning.

Abstract: A frontal separator method and apparatus for separating particles from fluids, such as microorganisms from juice, and for providing a sample of juice having a concentrated number of microorganisms therein for ease of detection thereof, comprising a hollow, rotatable, perforated, cylindrical rotor mounted inside of a spaced-apart outer case with an annular separation chamber therebetween. The fluid with particles to be separated therefrom is fed into the separation chamber, the fluid flows through the holes in the rotor and exits through an outlet port while the particles exit from a waste port of the separation chamber. The outer casing preferably also rotates with the rotor, and the holes, which have a diameter substantially greater than that of the particles, are preferably at an angle to a radius of the rotor.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for separating and removing sectional membranes ("rag") from a section of fruit meat extracted from whole fruit to produce a juice/juice sac slurry. In one embodiment of the present invention, sections of fruit meat extracted from whole fruits are fed into a rotating screen drum having a counterrotating shaft coaxial therewith. The coaxial shaft has a plurality of striker bars projecting radially therefrom that strike the tumbling fruit meat sections and separate the juice sacs from the sectional membranes to produce the juice/juice sac slurry. Also disclosed and described are apparatuses for and methods of extracting fruit meat sections from whole fruits, and an apparatus for and method of separating seeds from the juice/juice sac slurry.

Abstract: A food processor wherein the output member of the prime mover extends vertically upwardly into a removable bowl and drives a rotary torque transmitting member having at its upper end a set of teeth arranged to mate with the teeth of a gear provided in a rotary juice extractor which is installed in a receptacle on top of the bowl. The torque transmitting member is a single-purpose part or it can constitute an adapter with additional external teeth arranged to drive a tool at a level below a cover which replaces the receptacle or a tool at a level directly or closely above the bottom portion of the bowl. The receptacle has a perforated bottom wall which permits juice to descend into the bowl, and the juice extractor rotates in the receptacle about an axis which is parallel to and remote from the axis of the torque transmitting member.

Abstract: A bowl extender-actuator-and-adapter support has larger upper and smaller lower annular channel members separated by an intermediate shelf and is adapted to be mounted on the bowl of a food processor wth the lower channel member extending down into the bowl and is terminated at its lower end in a spider support web having a central opening in alignment with the rotary drive of the food processor extending up into the bowl. A plurality of radially spaced support ribs below the intermediate shelf define a plurality of mounting steps for enabling this adapter support to be mounted upon food processor bowls of various sizes. An actuator on the shelf extends downwardly outside of the bowl for activating the interlock switch of the food processor.

Abstract: A citrus fruit juicing attachment for an electrically-driven kitchen robot is described. The attachment of the invention comprises an extension piece for fitting on the motor drive shaft, a basket for mounting on the upper bowl of the kitchen robot which is provided at its edge with a projection adapted to operate a motor control switch and at least one cone which can be driven by the extension piece. The cone can only be mounted in the basket when the extension piece is not engaged therein. The need to remove basket and cone when changing cones, thus disenabling the machine, leads to an increase in safety.

Abstract: An improved food processor including a citrus fruit juice extraction unit, and an attachment for a food processor for the extraction of juice from citrus fruit, are disclosed. The attachment consists of an annular trough-like member fitting within the cylindrical food processing container amounted on the base of the food processor. The annular trough-like member has a circumferential flange which rests on the upper edge of the container and supports the trough-like member therein. The trough-like member has apertures in the bottom thereof to permit the passage of citrus fruit juice while restraining passage of pulp and pips associated with the juice. The trough-like member includes means such as a cam which are arranged to cooperate with an electric switch for the food processor motor so that the food processor motor cannot be actuated without the trough-like member being in predetermined rotational relationship with the food processor base and food processing container located thereon.

Abstract: A device for use in separating solids and liquids in a mixture whicn includes an annular centrifugal drum having an annular peripheral perforated surface through which juice is adapted to be extracted from a mixture of solids and liquids within the drum by centrifugal force and a deflector means to deflect the juice extracted to a vessel and wherein a second collector means is provided with a portion extending into the drum to collect solid particles after the liquids have been separated from it and to conduct it exteriorly of the drum for collection and wherein a drive motor is provided and suitable belts for rotating the drum.

Abstract: A citrus fruit press, a rotary squeezing cone on an axially displaceable driving shaft, a switch and operator therefor aligned with the displaceable shaft, a motor operated by the switch and driving the shaft, a strainer beneath the cone, a delay means acting on the switch to assure one complete revolution of the cone, a spiral wiper on the cone and strainer alternately rotated thereby when the cone is depressed and held stationary by a stop when the cone assumes its upper position, and alternately a second cone, wiper and switch.