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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Luiz Fernando Da Cruz Baptista, Araraquara, BR;
Francisco Celso Brocchetto, Araraquara, BR;
Inventors:
Luiz Fernando da Cruz Baptista, Araraquara, BR;
Francisco Celso Brocchetto, Araraquara, BR;
Assignee:
FMC Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 9/06 (2006.01); A23N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A juice extractor includes an extractor frame and extractor cups relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A camshaft is mounted for rotation within the extractor frame. A drive cam is mounted on the camshaft and operatively engages an extractor cup for driving the extractor cup into engagement with the respective other extractor cup during extractor operation. A counterweight is operatively engaged with the camshaft and provides balance to the juice extractor during extractor operation.