Easy assembly centrifugal juicer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11311134-B2
Application number	US-201916436162-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2019
Priority date	Mar 5, 2015
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods herein relate to an easy assemble centrifugal juicer. The centrifugal juicer includes a top section having a juice spout and pulp spout, wherein the top section defines a cavity with a first mating surface and a second mating surface; a strainer section having a strainer, a drive member, and a projection, the projection structured to engage with the first mating surface to couple the strainer section to the top section; and a motor housing structured to house a motor, wherein the motor is operatively coupled to a motor adapter structured to engage with the drive member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of providing of a centrifugal juicer, comprising:
providing a top section of a centrifugal juicer, the top section defining an opening for a cavity of the top section, the opening proximate to a bottom of the top section, wherein the top section includes a first mating surface and a second mating surface that are each positioned near the opening and within the cavity, wherein the second mating surface is positioned below the first mating surface such that the second mating surface is closer to the opening than the first mating surface;
providing a strainer section of the centrifugal juicer, the strainer section having a mating feature structured to selectively mate with the first mating surface to couple the strainer section to the top section; and
providing a motor housing for a motor of the centrifugal juicer, wherein the second mating surface engages with the motor housing to couple the top section to the motor housing.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the top section, strainer section, and motor housing are provided as single piece components.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motor housing includes a switch structured to selectively permit and prohibit power to the motor in the motor housing.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein mating a coupled top section and strainer section with the motor housing activates the switch to permit power to the motor.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first mating surface of the top section includes a ridge, wherein the mating feature of the strainer section includes a projection, and wherein the ridge and projection are structured to rotatably engage to couple the top section to the strainer section.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the strainer section includes at least one projection, wherein the motor housing or motor includes at least one groove, and wherein the at least one groove is structured to receive the at least one projection to selectively engage with the strainer section.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the top section includes a juice spout and a pulp exit, and wherein the juice spout is structured to guide extracted juice from the centrifugal juicer and the pulp exit is structured to provide pulp from the centrifugal juicer.

8. A method of assembling a centrifugal juicer, comprising:
providing a top section, a strainer section having a mating feature, and a motor housing for housing a motor of the centrifugal juicer, the top section defining an opening for a cavity of the top section, wherein the top section includes a first mating surface and a second mating surface that are each positioned near the opening and within the cavity, wherein the second mating surface is positioned below the first mating surface such that the second mating surface is closer to the opening than the first mating surface;
performing one of: inserting the strainer section into the opening of the cavity defined by the top section, or coupling the strainer section with the motor housing;
wherein the insertion process includes:
mating the first mating surface with the mating feature of the strainer section to couple the top section to the strainer section; and
mating the coupled top section and strainer section with the motor housing via the second mating surface to form the centrifugal juicer; and

wherein the coupling process includes mating the second mating surface of the top section with the coupled strainer section and motor housing to form the centrifugal juicer.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each of the strainer section and motor housing includes two mating surfaces.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first mating surface of the top section includes a ridge, wherein the mating feature of the strainer section includes a projection, and wherein mating the first mating surface with the mating feature of the strainer section includes rotatably engaging the projection with the ridge to couple the top section to the strainer section.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the strainer section includes at least one projection, wherein the motor housing or motor includes at least one groove, and wherein the at least one groove is structured to receive the at least one projection to selectively engage with the strainer section.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the top section includes a juice spout and a pulp exit, and wherein the juice spout is structured to guide extracted juice from the centrifugal juicer and the pulp exit is structured to provide pulp from the centrifugal juicer.

Assignees

• Spectrum Brands Inc

Inventors

• Barquin Javier
• Jimenez Rolando Antonio Cavazos
• Krebs Joseph
• Miller Randy
• Nernberger Kroy Everett
• Saunders James
• Smith Jacob

Classifications

• A47J19/027 Primary

  Centrifugal extractors · CPC title

• A47J19/06

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