| US 7,481,155 B2 | ||
| Juice extractor | ||
| Atle Larsen, Richmond, Va. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Glen Allen, Va. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 02, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/681,527. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/780583, filed on Mar. 09, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0210193 A1, Sep. 13, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A23N 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 99—511 [99/492; 99/513; 241/37.5; 241/92] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A fruit and vegetable juice extractor comprising:
a grating disc rotatable about a substantially vertical axis;
a frustoconically shaped filter attached to an outer periphery of the grating disc, the filter projecting upwardly and outwardly
from the grating disc;
a food chute arranged above the grating disc and the filter and having a length and an inner surface, a rib extending substantially
along the length of the food chute and projecting radially inwardly a generally constant radial length from the inner surface,
the rib having at least one planar outer lateral sidewall extending from the inner surface to a radial end of the rib; and
a food pusher insertable into the food chute.
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