ES1063044U

ES1063044U - Citrus-fruit squeezer device

Info

Publication number: ES1063044U
Application number: ES200601156U
Authority: ES
Inventors: Cesar Wilson Fajardo Montese
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-05-19
Filing date: 2006-05-19
Publication date: 2006-09-01
Anticipated expiration: 2016-05-19
Also published as: ES1063044Y; WO2007135216A3; WO2007135216A2

Abstract

Citrus juicer device, specially conceived and designed for use by a consumer with lemon portions at the time of being squeezed on some type of food that is to be consumed, without the need to touch the lemon with his hands, characterized in that it comprises two complementary elements (1, 2), mutually related to each other in a folding manner, configured so that they respectively have an arm portion (e, 4) and a bowl portion (6, 8), arranged in mutual alignment relationship and keeping symmetry with respect to a pivot axis (10) that links the adjacent ends of both elements, both cup portions presenting a general hemispherical configuration, the cup portion (6) of a first element (1) being slightly larger. than the bowl (8) of the opposite element, and the first showing the formation of several through holes (5) to let the juice of the product pass squeezed, and the articulating and pivoting means of both elements being constituted by a substantially flattened projection (7) extended from the end wall of the bowl (6) to which it is associated, and a housing formed in the end wall of the bowl (8) of the second element (2), which is constituted from two wall portions (9) that extend parallel to each other, separated to receive, house and retain inside the projection (7) of the first element by means of the said pivot axis (10) housed in holes (11, 12) associated respectively with the projection (7) of the first element and the walls (9) of the second element. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Dispositivo exprimidor de cítricos.Citrus juicer device.

Object of the invention

La presente invención se refiere a un dispositivo exprimidor de cítricos, que aporta esenciales características de novedad y notables ventajas con respecto a los medios utilizados para los mismos fines en el estado actual de la técnica.The present invention relates to a device citrus juicer, which provides essential characteristics of novelty and notable advantages over the means used for the same purposes in the current state of the art.

Más en particular, la invención propone el desarrollo de un dispositivo concebido para su aplicación espacial al caso de exprimir limones, compuesto por dos partes o elementos mutuamente articulados y abatibles entre sí, de un material resistente, cada uno de ellos formado por una porción de brazo para aplicar manualmente una fuerza durante la acción de exprimido, y una porción de cazoleta respectiva situada en cada elemento en posición cercana al extremo de articulación, estando una primera cazoleta de uno de los brazos dimensionada correspondientemente con una segunda cazoleta del otro brazo, para admitir la inserción de la segunda en la primera cuando se abate un elemento sobre el otro durante la operación de exprimido de la porción de limón u otro cítrico incorporado en la primera. Con preferencia, ambos elementos consisten en piezas de acero inoxidable o un material plástico apropiado, obtenidas mediante alguna operación de moldeo o similar.More particularly, the invention proposes the development of a device designed for its spatial application in the case of squeezing lemons, composed of two parts or elements mutually articulated and collapsible with each other, of a material resistant, each formed by an arm portion to manually apply a force during the squeezing action, and a respective bowl portion located in each element in position close to the end of articulation, being a first bowl of one of the arms correspondingly sized with a second bowl of the other arm, to admit the insertion of the second in the first when one element is struck on the other during the operation of squeezing the portion of lemon or other Citrus incorporated in the first. Preferably, both elements consist of stainless steel parts or a plastic material appropriate, obtained by some molding operation or Similary.

El campo de aplicación de la invención se encuentra comprendido dentro del sector industrial dedicado a la fabricación de utensilios auxiliares y artículos de menaje en general, tanto para aplicación doméstica como industrial.The scope of the invention is is included within the industrial sector dedicated to the manufacture of auxiliary utensils and household items in general, both for domestic and industrial application.

Background and summary of the invention

Es conocido por todos en general la amplia utilización que muestran los cítricos en combinación con muchos alimentos. En particular, en lo relativo al limón, resulta habitual que con independencia de su consabida aplicación durante la elaboración de muchos platos, es también habitual que los acompañe en la mesa en el momento de consumirlos. Mención especial merecen los pescados y mariscos en general, que con frecuencia van acompañados de un trozo de limón para que el consumidor lo exprima sobre el alimento si es ese su deseo.It is known to all in general the wide use that citrus fruits show in combination with many foods. In particular, in relation to lemon, it is common that regardless of its usual application during the preparation of many dishes, it is also common to accompany them on the table at the time of consuming them. Special mention deserve fish and shellfish in general, which often go accompanied by a piece of lemon for the consumer to squeeze about food if that is your wish.

Ahora bien, según se conoce también, la operación de exprimir el limón se realiza normalmente a mano, dada la inexistencia en el mercado de algún tipo de medio o de dispositivo que permita que pueda ser exprimido con facilidad todo el zumo sin que el comensal se manche las manos. Esto conlleva la necesidad de una limpieza posterior de la mano utilizada en la operación de exprimido, incluso el lavado de la misma, y también resulta inevitable la transferencia del olor típico y del sabor ácido que se desprenden de este tipo de fruto.Now, as is also known, the operation squeezing the lemon is usually done by hand, given the non-existence of some type of media or device in the market that allows all juice to be easily squeezed without That the diner stains his hands. This entails the need to a subsequent cleaning of the hand used in the operation of squeezed, even washing it, and it also turns out inevitable transfer of the typical smell and acid taste that They get rid of this kind of fruit.

Aunque todo este cúmulo de circunstancias no represente un grave inconveniente para el consumidor, lo cierto es que en muchas ocasiones sería deseable disponer de medios que eximieran del contacto directo de las manos, por higiene, para este tipo de operaciones.Although all this accumulation of circumstances does not represent a serious inconvenience for the consumer, the truth is that on many occasions it would be desirable to have means that exempt from direct contact of the hands, for hygiene, for this type of operations

Tomando en consideración la situación planteada anteriormente, la presente invención se ha propuesto como objetivo principal la realización de un dispositivo exprimidor de cítricos, con aplicación especial al caso de las porciones de limón, mediante el que se proporciona una solución cómoda y eficaz al problema planteado. Este objetivo ha sido plenamente alcanzado mediante el exprimidor de cítricos que va a ser objeto de descripción en lo que sigue, cuyas características principales se encuentran recogidas en la porción caracterizadora de la reivindicación 1 anexa.Taking into consideration the situation previously, the present invention has been proposed as an objective Main the realization of a citrus juicer device, with special application to the case of lemon portions, by which provides a comfortable and effective solution to the problem raised. This objective has been fully achieved through the citrus juicer that will be described in what continues, whose main characteristics are included in the characterizing portion of claim 1 attached.

En esencia, el exprimidor propuesto por la invención ha sido concebido y diseñado a partir de dos partes o elementos de configuración equivalente, susceptibles de articulación mutua por los extremos adyacentes, cada uno de ellos compuesto por un brazo que es continuación de una porción de cazoleta de configuración general semiesférica, interiormente hueca, estando dimensionadas las cazoletas de ambos elementos de manera que una puede ser insertada en el interior de la otra. La cazoleta receptora, dispone de orificios en el fondo, de manera que cuando se dispone en su interior una porción de limón u otro cítrico, y se aplica la cazoleta presionadora asociada al otro elemento, basta con que el usuario ejerza con una de sus manos una ligera presión simultáneamente sobre ambos brazos de dichos elementos, ahora posicionados adyacentemente uno frente al otro, para que la porción de cítrico sea presionada por una cazoleta contra la otra, y provocar así la salida del zumo que accede al exterior a través de los orificios de la cazoleta receptora, evitando además con ello que el hueso caiga sobre los alimentos.In essence, the juicer proposed by the invention has been conceived and designed from two parts or equivalent configuration elements, susceptible to mutual articulation by adjacent ends, each of them composed of an arm that is a continuation of a portion of hemispherical general configuration bowl, internally hollow, the cups of both elements being sized so that one can be inserted inside the other. The receiving bowl, has holes in the bottom, so that when a portion of lemon or other is arranged inside citric, and the pressure cup associated with the other is applied element, it is enough that the user exercises with one of his hands a slight pressure simultaneously on both arms of said elements, now positioned adjacently facing each other, so that the citrus portion is pressed by a bowl against the other, and thus cause the exit of the juice that accesses the outside through the holes of the receiving bowl, also preventing the bone from falling on the foods.

Brief description of the drawings

Estas y otras características y ventajas de la invención, se pondrán más claramente de manifiesto a partir de la descripción detallada que sigue de una forma preferida de realización, dada únicamente a título de ejemplo ilustrativo y no limitativo, con referencia a los dibujos que se acompañan, en los que:These and other features and advantages of the invention, will become more clearly apparent from the detailed description that follows in a preferred way of embodiment, given by way of illustration only and not limiting, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in the that:

La Figura 1 es una vista en planta del dispositivo exprimidor de la invención, con ambos elementos extendidos, mutuamente alineados uno con el otro;Figure 1 is a plan view of the juicer device of the invention, with both elements extended, mutually aligned with each other;

La Figura 2 es una vista en alado lateral del elemento portador de la cazoleta receptora;Figure 2 is a side winged view of the carrier element of the receiving bowl;

La Figura 3 es una vista en alzado lateral del elemento portador de la cazoleta presionadora, yFigure 3 is a side elevation view of the carrier element of the pressure bowl, and

La Figura 4 es una vista parcialmente en perspectiva, del conjunto exprimidor en posición de acoplamiento mutuo.Figure 4 is a view partially in perspective of the juicer assembly in the coupling position mutual.

Description of a preferred embodiment

Tal y como se ha mencionado en lo que antecede, la descripción detallada de la forma de realización preferida de la invención va a ser llevada a cabo con la ayuda de los dibujos anexos, a través de los cuales se utilizarán las mismas referencias numéricas para designar las partes iguales o semejantes. Así, atendiendo en primer lugar a la Figura 1 de los dibujos, se puede apreciar una representación en planta superior de un dispositivo exprimidor construido de acuerdo con la invención compuesto por un primer elemento 1 articulado abatiblemente a un segundo elemento 2. Ambos elementos constan, respectivamente, de una porción brazo 3, 4, de configuración general alargada, adaptado para ser manejado cómodamente por el usuario, y una porción respectiva de cazoleta 6, 8, de las que la cazoleta 6, posicionadas simétricamente con relación al eje de pivotamiento 10 de ambos elementos. Ambas cazoletas tienen configuración semiesférica en general, y de ellas, la cazoleta 6 es de dimensiones ligeramente superiores a la cazoleta 8, para constituir así la cazoleta receptora, habiéndose dotado de varios orificios pasantes 5 en su fondo. Como medios de articulación, se ha previsto que la pared extrema de ambas cazoletas se proyecten según la dirección longitudinal del elemento al que pertenecen, de manera que una de ellas, por ejemplo la correspondiente al elemento 1, comprende una prolongación 7 sustancialmente plana, como puede apreciarse mejor en la Figura 2, dotada de un orificio transversal pasante 11, mientras que la otra cazoleta, por ejemplo la referenciada con 8 perteneciente al elemento 2, presenta la formación de un alojamiento delimitado lateralmente por dos porciones paralelas de pared 9, entre las que se aloja la proyección 7 del primer elemento, y muestran un orificio pasante 12, como puede apreciarse mejor en la vista en alzado lateral de la Figura 3, siendo los orificios 12 de ambas paredes 9 susceptibles de alinearse con el orificio 11 de la proyección 7, a efectos de alojar y retener el mencionado eje de pivotamiento 10.As mentioned above, the detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the invention is going to be carried out with the help of the drawings annexes, through which the same references will be used numerical to designate the same or similar parts. So, attending first to Figure 1 of the drawings, you can appreciate a top floor representation of a device juicer constructed in accordance with the invention composed of a first element 1 hingedly articulated to a second element 2. Both elements consist, respectively, of an arm portion 3, 4, general configuration elongated, adapted to be handled comfortably by the user, and a respective portion of bowl 6, 8, of which the bowl 6, symmetrically positioned with relation to the pivot axis 10 of both elements. Both cups have hemispherical configuration in general, and of them, the bowl 6 is slightly larger than the bowl 8, to thus constitute the receiving bowl, having equipped with several through holes 5 in its bottom. As means of articulation, it is planned that the extreme wall of both cups are projected according to the longitudinal direction of the element to which they belong, so that one of them, for example the corresponding to element 1, comprises an extension 7 substantially flat, as best seen in Figure 2, provided with a through hole 11, while the other bowl, for example the referenced with 8 belonging to the Element 2, presents the formation of a delimited housing laterally by two parallel portions of wall 9, between which the projection 7 of the first element is housed, and show a through hole 12, as best seen in the view in side elevation of Figure 3, the holes 12 of both being walls 9 capable of aligning with the hole 11 of the projection 7, in order to accommodate and retain the aforementioned axis of pivot 10.

Con una construcción como la descrita en lo que antecede, se comprenderá que el exprimidor de cítricos propuesto por la invención es de construcción simple y económica, pudiendo obtenerse los respectivos elementos 1 y 2 a base de acero inoxidable o materiales plásticos adecuados para su uso en alimentación, y mediante técnicas de moldeo convencionales.With a construction as described in what above, it will be understood that the proposed citrus juicer by the invention it is of simple and economic construction, being able to obtain the respective elements 1 and 2 based on steel stainless or plastic materials suitable for use in feeding, and by conventional molding techniques.

La aplicación del exprimidor durante su uso, es tal y como se muestra en la Figura 4. En esta representación, el elemento 2 ha sido abatido sobre el elemento 1, merced a la posibilidad de giro de uno respecto al otro en torno al eje 10, apareciendo la cazoleta 8 parcialmente introducida en la cazoleta 6. Cuando se ha dispuesto previamente en el interior de esta última una porción de limón, por ejemplo, la presión ejercida por la cazoleta 8 sobre la cazoleta 6, en virtud de la fuerza aplicada por el usuario simultáneamente sobre ambos brazos, permitirá que se exprima dicha porción de limón, cuyo zumo va a aparecer a través de los orificios 5, sin necesidad de tocar el limón con las manos, con una mayor limpieza e higiene de lo que se hace en la actualidad.The application of the juicer during its use, is as shown in Figure 4. In this representation, the item 2 has been shot down over item 1, thanks to the possibility of turning from one to the other around axis 10, the bowl 8 appears partially inserted in the bowl 6. When previously arranged within the latter a portion of lemon, for example, the pressure exerted by the bowl 8 over bowl 6, by virtue of the force applied by the user simultaneously on both arms will allow squeeze that portion of lemon, whose juice will appear through the holes 5, without touching the lemon with your hands, with greater cleanliness and hygiene of what is done in the present.

No se considera necesario hacer más extenso el contenido de esta descripción para que un experto en la materia pueda comprender su alcance y las ventajas derivadas de la invención, así como desarrollar y llevar a la práctica el objeto de la misma.It is not considered necessary to make the content of this description for a subject matter expert can understand its scope and the advantages derived from the invention, as well as develop and implement the object of the same.

No obstante, debe entenderse que la invención ha sido descrita según una realización preferida de la misma, por lo que puede ser susceptible de modificaciones sin que ello suponga alteración alguna del fundamento de dicha invención, pudiendo afectar tales modificaciones, en particular, a la forma, al tamaño y/o a los materiales de fabricación del conjunto o de sus partes.However, it should be understood that the invention has been described according to a preferred embodiment thereof, so which may be subject to change without implying any alteration of the basis of said invention, being able to affect such modifications, in particular, shape, size and / or to the manufacturing materials of the set or its parts

Claims

1. Citrus juicer device, specially conceived and designed for use by a consumer with portions of lemon at the time of being squeezed on some type of food that will be consumed, without touching the lemon with your hands, characterized in that it comprises two complementary elements (1, 2), mutually related to each other in a collapsible manner, configured so that they have respectively an arm portion (3, 4) and a bowl portion (6, 8), arranged in relation to mutual alignment and keeping symmetry with respect to a pivot axis (10) that links the adjacent ends of both elements, both bowl portions having a general hemispherical configuration, the bowl portion (6) of a first element (1) having slightly larger dimensions that the bowl (8) of the opposite element, and the first showing the formation of several through holes (5) to let the juice of the product e pressed, and the articulation and pivoting means of both elements being constituted by a substantially flattened projection (7) extended from the end wall of the bowl (6) to which it is associated, and a housing formed in the end wall of the bowl (8) of the second element (2), which is constituted from two wall portions (9) that extend parallel to each other, separated to receive, house and retain inside the projection (7) of the first element by said pivot axis (10) housed in holes (11, 12) associated respectively with the projection (7) of the first element and the walls (9) of the second element.