Abstract: A food processor includes a main body with a graspable handle. A drive motor in the main body drives a shaft that projects up into a container and a rotor on the shaft processes food in the vessel. A cover removably disposed on the container is rotatable between an unlocked and a lockable position. An electric switch includes a switch lever pivotable up and down, and upon downward pivoting of the switch lever, the electric contacts to the motor are closed. A projection from the switch lever projects toward the body. A regulating member movable laterally of the body is contacted by the projection on the switch lever which prevents the switch lever from moving down. An operating piece projecting from the cover engages the regulating member and moves it out of the path of the projection. The operating piece on the cover has a cutout defined in it which receives the projection on the switch lever and enables the switch lever to be pivoted down to close the contacts.

Abstract: A juice extractor uses two commonly driven crank arm drive systems to provide a low profile juice extractor.

Abstract: A system and corresponding process for cleaning sugarbeet pulp comprising: (a) a tank wherein a sufficient amount of water is added to the pulp to form a first slurry containing about 0.1 to 4 wt-% pulp; (b) a screening apparatus for separating the first slurry into a top portion containing substantially all of the pulp and a bottom portion containing a major proportion of the free foreign material; (c) a mill for reducing the particle size and loosening of adherent foreign material from the pulp; (d) a tank for adding a sufficient amount of water to the top portion to form a second slurry containing about 0.1 to 4 wt-% pulp; (e) a screening apparatus for separating the second slurry into a upper portion containing substantially all of the pulp and a minor proportion of the loosened foreign material and a lower portion containing a major proportion of the loosened foreign material; (f) a tank for adding a sufficient amount of water to the upper portion to form a third slurry containing about 0.

Abstract: A device for extracting juice from oranges and other citrus fruits of various dimensions. The device is capable of capturing most of the juice within the fruit without juice leaking from the device onto the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plant for refining foodstuffs, adapted for implementation in a process wherein foodstuff is fed into a depressurized environment and refined therein, whereupon the refined end-product, and any waste matter separated during the process, are both drawn off. The plant comprises an environment in which a vacuum is created and maintained, such as will house conventional types of machinery which refine the foodstuff, separate any waste matter, and collect the end-product which is then drawn off by a pump. Such a plant serves in particular for extracting juice and purse from fruit, vegetable, and market garden produce in general, as well as for reducing meat of all kinds to a paste.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a vegetable raw material comprises a casing mounted on shock absorbers and accommodating a drum having pins, electrodes and a control electrode connected to a relay. The apparatus also comprises a power regulator connected to the relay output and an input of a voltage regulator. The relay and voltage regulator are connected to the three-phase power supply. Each output of the voltage regulator is connected to a respective electrode.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating juice sacs of a citrus fruit, including: freezing means for freezing the citrus fruit with a cryogenic liquid refrigerant; crushing device for crushing a frozen citrus fruit; and separating device for separating juice sacs from the crushed citrus fruit.

Abstract: An industrial type juice extractor is housed in a light weight cylindrical outer shell, such as aluminum. An electric drive motor housed by the shell has its speed controlled by a linear potentiometer control on the outside of the shell. A liquidizing head at the top of the upright cylinder receives products and discharges liquid from a bottom pipe. The motor is activated by a microswitch inside the cylinder actuated by an external movable lever arm-cam arrangement which simultaneously seals the upper.

Abstract: A fruit juice squeezer is disclosed for obtaining fruit juice from fruit by pressing and cutting, which includes: a squeezer body having a reservoir means for storing said fruit juice, a handle rotatable with respect to said body, and mincer means comprising a perforated plate fixed to said body and a cutter disposed adjacent to said perforated plate and fixed to said handle and filter means comprising a mesh member fixed to a perforated plate, and a sliding member rotatably engaged with said mesh member and fixedly fitted into said handle, and are operable by turning of said handle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a citrus fruit extractor of the type wherein a whole fruit is positioned in one of opposed interfitting cup halves which are provided with means for cutting the skin or rind at diametrically opposed areas. Concurrent movement of one or both cups toward each other compresses the fruit and produces the diametrically opposed cuts. Cutting and compressing ruptures the juice sacks and the juice flows through one of the cut areas of the skin, through a screen and to a collecting trough. In its path to the trough, the juice makes little or no contact with the freshly cut surfaces of the skin.

Abstract: A process and system for preparing vegetable oilseed meal for subsequent solvent extraction of the contained vegetable oil, comprising a screwpress section and extruding/expanding section, a common worm shaft (10, 11) rotating within a perforated barrel wall section (14) and a non-perforate barrel wall section (18) connected by an annular member (16) with water injection nozzles (17) therein. Meal enters at inlet (13); oil is extracted through wall (14); the meal enters section (18) at increased temperature and moisture content; its temperature is then increased further to a level at which the increased moisture content will flash off as the meal leaves the restricted orifice (19) thus increasing the porosity and extractability of the meal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine for the extraction of juice and puree from tomatoes, fruit and other produce having certain essential features, namely: a rotor with specially shaped vanes arranged in such a way as to invest the bulk of produce with a turbulence which speeds and enhances the process of extraction, as well as improving a high percentage yield per unit of bulk foodstuff; an inflow device having one fixed and one rotary component which guarantees a uniform break and a steady, even flow of broken produce to each rotor vane; a collection chamber separated into two or more distinct stages each with a relative outlet; a strainer having perforations to suit the individual extraction stages of the machine; and means for the removal of foodstuff which accumulates on the outer surface of the strainer featuring utilization of a part of the extracted juice recycled under pressure.

Abstract: Garlic press which includes a plastic transparent cylindrical body one end of which is closed and through which is threaded an elongated rod. The rod on the outside has a turning handle and on the inside detachably connects to a piston. An end piece threads on to the open end of the cylindrical body and contains a number of perforations through which the garlic is extruded. Garlic may be stored in the cylinder and the end piece covered with a closure member for preventing escape of odors when the press is not in use.

Abstract: A grape crusher and de-stemmer comprising a drum (5) having a spiral rotor blade (8) eccentrically mounted in the drum to have a greater clearance at the top and at the bottom. The drum is perforated with perforations (18,19) and means are provided for rotating the rotor at high speed to remove the berries from the stalks and to split the berries so that the juice may be extracted.

Abstract: Juice extractor comprising a rotary body having a rotary shaft supported therein in such a manner that the shaft can be rotated and axially moved, and a cover adapted to be screwed to a juice extractor body, the shaft being rotatable with the cover screwed to the juice extractor body, the shaft and cover being combined and rotated together when the latter is loosened, the rotary body being able to be drawn out easily from the juice extractor body.

Abstract: A juice extractor device comprises a juice extractor body having a horizontally disposed slightly conical internal bore and a rotary body mounted in said bore. The juice extractor body includes a material inlet port on the upper side of the base end of the extractor body, a juice discharge port along the lower side of the extractor body, and a residuum discharge port on the upper side of the outer end of the body, and each port communicates with the bore. The juice discharge port includes a filter whose inner surface has a curvature equal to that of the bore surface. The rotary body is disposed adjacent all the ports and comprises an outer circumferential surface which has a spiral compressing portion confronting the two discharge ports and a spiral blade confronting the inlet port. The spiral compressing portion comprises a spiral wing and a valley therealong. The spiral blade, which is continuous with the spiral wing, also comprises a valley therealong.

Abstract: A roll to be rotatably inserted within a juicer housing is formed in a brimmed spiral at an upper part thereof and in a coiled spiral at a lower part thereof, whereby raw juice is instantly made by a simplified mechanism and an easy operation.

Abstract: Apparatus for separating the juice and pulp of fruit or vegetable material comprises a base incorporating a drive mechanism, a case attached to the base and having a conical bore with the axis thereof extending horizontally between end walls of the case, a rotary member rotatably mounted in the case and driven by the drive member, the rotary member comprising a cutting blade portion and a pressing portion. The case is provided on its upper side near the wide end of the bore with a material inlet opening, on its lower side with a liquid outlet opening having a filter therein, and on a lateral side near the narrow end of the bore with a residual solids outlet opening. The cutting blade portion is spiral and has portion disposed near and confronting the material inlet opening. The pressing portion is conical (but oppositely disposed to the conical bore) and has portions disposed near and confronting both the liquid outlet opening and the residual solids discharge opening.

Abstract: Apparatus for separating the juice and pulp or residual matter of fruit or vegetable material comprises a case having a substantially conical bore. The case has a material inlet opening on the top which communicates with the wide end of the bore; a juice outlet opening (with a filter therein) on the bottom which communicates with the bore; and a residual matter outlet opening on one side which communicates with the narrow end of the bore. A motor-driven rotary member is rotatably mounted in the bore. The rotary member has a spiral cutting blade portion for cutting the material into pieces and a spiral pressing portion connected to the spiral cutting blade portion for pressing and squeezing the cut pieces to extract the juice therefrom. The rotary member cuts material entering through the inlet opening into pieces, and feeds the pieces toward the narrow end of the bore while squeezing the pieces to separate the juice and the pulp or residual matter.

Abstract: A counter current extractor in which material to be extracted is caused to move in counter current with an extracting liquid by a screw conveyor characterized in that the direction of rotation of the screw conveyor is intermittently reversed. A process for extracting soluble and dispersible materials using such a counter current extractor is also disclosed.

Abstract: A garlic press with a cylindrical outer shell having a large open top end and a slightly smaller open bottom end. The botton end supports a foraminous plate onto which is placed the herb, such as garlic, which is to be crushed for juice. An inner cylindrical ram is integrally connected to a cap portion, which cap portion threads onto the outside of the larger open end of the outer shell. The ram is grooved with radial slots which contact the herb to be crushed and cooperate with holes in the foraminous plate to extract juice from the herb.

Abstract: Citrus peels discharged from a juice extractor are first comminuted with water to form a slurry, and thereafter the slurry of comminuted peels and water is screened to separate from the slurry a larger particle size fraction consisting mainly of the flavedo portion of the peels and a smaller particle size fraction consisting mainly of the albedo portion of the peels. A preferred apparatus for separating peels into albedo and flavedo fractions includes a comminutor which utilizes a cutting action to reduce the peels to finely divided particles. Water is added to the comminutor to fluidize the peels so as to facilitate their movement through the comminutor and also to facilitate subsequent screening. The slurry of water and comminuted peels is sifted using a vibratory screen having an upper screen of a 20 Tyler mesh size to remove the flavedo fraction from the slurry and having a lower screen of a 60 Tyler mesh to separate the albedo fraction from the remaining slurry.

Abstract: A culinary mixer and disintegrator for receiving material to be blended, comminuted, or liquefied, having a container body defining a lobular cavity for accommodating the material to be blended, comminuted, or liquefied, the cross section of the cavity being of generally Figure-8 configuration with plural distinct lobes, each provided with a comminutor/blender blade rotatably disposed therein.

Abstract: Horizontal rolls define troughs between them for reception and support of whole citrus fruit, each roll including a plurality of thin metal rings mounted in axially spaced relationship, each ring having a continuous series of pointed teeth on its periphery, and each ring being inclined to its rotary axis whereby rotary movement of the rings causes wobble movement of the disk peripheries so that penetration of the teeth is substantially uniform over the entire outer surface of each fruit. The rolls are turned in the same direction, each successive roll in a series turning at a slower speed. Washers are positioned between each pair of toothed rings and are free to move radially to prevent buildup of seeds, buttons, pieces of peel or other foreign matter on the toothed rings.

Abstract: Squeezing-shredding machine for tomato pulp comprises a conveyor at one end of which a suitable cutters cut the tomatoes along a longitudinal axis into halves and a separator device downstream of each cutter which positions each half tomato on a perforated flat conveyor which passes beneath idle pressure rollers which are suitably spaced apart.