Citrus fruit press

Abstract

To propose a squeezing tool which can squeeze juice from citrus fruits above a dish and pour the juice directly onto the dish, and the part that gets wet with the juice is not made of metal. [Solution] Presser plates 1 and 2 are sandwiched between polygons and have two parallel sides with finger holes drilled through them. One end of each of these plates is movably connected, and a V-shaped notch is provided on presser plate 1, which is the farthest from the joint between presser plates 1 and 2, while a V-shaped protrusion is provided on presser plate 2, which is the farthest from the joint between presser plates 1 and 2, facing each other. One or more finger holes are drilled on each of these connected ends, and by inserting multiple fingers of one hand into the finger holes and opening the fingers, a citrus fruit cut in half is inserted into the V-shaped notch and the fingers are closed. By thrusting the V-shaped protrusion into the cut end of the fruit, the fruit can be squeezed over the food and the juice that comes out can be poured onto the dish.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This relates to a device for manually extracting juice from citrus fruits. [Background technology]

[0002] Although devices for squeezing juice from halved citrus fruits have been commercially available and invented, they have not been designed to squeeze the juice above the dish and pour the juice directly onto the dish. We propose a squeezing device that can squeeze the juice above the dish and pour the juice directly onto the dish. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Mito 3247916 [Non-patent literature]

[0004] [Non-Patent Document 1] MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (JP Tower Osaka 22nd Floor, 2-2-2 Umeda 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001) Product Catalog Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] To propose a squeezing tool that can be used for squeezing even when the surface of the fruit is wet with fruit juice, although small citrus fruits such as sudachi are cut in half and squeezed by hand on a plate to let the juice drip out. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The tool has two polygonal pressure plates 1 and 2 sandwiched between them, each having two parallel sides with finger holes bored therein, and one end of the two plates movably connected together; a V-shaped notch is provided on the pressure plate 1 farthest from the joint between the pressure plates 1 and 2, and a V-shaped protrusion is provided on the pressure plate 2 farthest from the joint between the pressure plates 1 and 2, facing each other; one or more finger holes are bored on each of the connected ends, and by inserting multiple fingers of one hand into the finger holes and opening the fingers, a citrus fruit cut in half is inserted into the V-shaped notch, and by closing the fingers and thrusting the V-shaped protrusion into the cut end of the fruit, the fruit can be squeezed on the food and the resulting juice can be poured over the food. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] The squeezer of this invention can be flexibly manufactured in various shapes depending on the citrus fruit, hand size, and finger thickness. Rotating the fruit with the hand not holding the squeezer can also reduce the amount of fruit left unsqueezed. Once a certain amount of fruit has been squeezed, the squeezer can be removed from the squeezer and squeezed with one hand without slipping. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the compressing tool of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The presser plate of the presser tool of this invention can be made of burnt cedar, but the material is not limited to burnt cedar. The hinge of the presser tool of this invention can be made of commercially available stainless steel hardware, but the material is not limited to stainless steel. [Example]

[0010] A 1.5cm thick cedar board was sandwiched between a nine-sided polygon with interior angles of 90°, 135°, 135°, 135°, 135°, 90°, 225°, 90°, 225°, and one finger hole with a diameter of 2.8cm was drilled in it and the surface was burned to make pressure board 1. A 1.5cm thick cedar board was sandwiched between a nine-sided polygon with interior angles of 90°, 135°, 135°, 135°, 135°, 90°, 135°, 270°, 135°, and two finger holes with a diameter of 2.8cm were drilled in it and the surface was burned to make pressure board 2. The sides closest to the finger holes were connected with a hinge to make the pressing tool of the present invention. This press can be opened by inserting three fingers of one hand into the finger holes, and can be used to press a halved piece of wood vinegar over grilled salted saury.The pressing position can be changed by rotating the wood vinegar with the other hand, and after removing the wood vinegar from the press, it can be squeezed out completely without slipping. [Industrial Applicability]

[0011] The compressing tool of this invention is expected to be in demand in homes, nursing homes, accommodation facilities, etc.

Claims

[Claim 1] The tool has two polygonal pressure plates 1 and 2 sandwiched between them, each having two parallel sides with finger holes bored therein, and one end of each of which is movably connected to each other; a V-shaped notch is provided on the pressure plate 1 farther from the connecting part between the pressure plates 1 and 2, and a V-shaped protrusion is provided on the pressure plate 2 farther from the connecting part between the pressure plates 1 and 2, so that they face each other; one or several finger holes are bored on each of the connected ends, and by inserting multiple fingers of one hand into the finger holes and opening the fingers, a citrus fruit cut in half can be inserted into the V-shaped notch, and by closing the fingers and thrusting the V-shaped protrusion into the cut end of the fruit, the fruit can be squeezed on the food and the resulting juice can be poured onto the food.

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