A bottle cork extractor has a tubular needle carrier with an axially directed hollow needle of sufficient length to penetrate through the cork. Pressurized fluid is injected into the bottle through the needle and acts to eject the cork. A graspable sleeve encircles the needle carrier and has flexible tool positioning legs which extend downward along opposite sides of the bottle. Threads on the sleeve engage threads on the needle carrier. This enables easy penetration of the needle into the cork by turning the needle carrier relative to the sleeve and easy removal of the ejected cork from the needle by reversed turning of the carrier. Cutting blades on the tool positioning legs facilitate cutting of foil wrapping or the like at the top of bottle.
A device for extracting corks from wine bottles or the like includes a body and pressurized fluid container, a hollow needle extending from the body for penetration through the cork and valve mechanism for selectively injecting pressurized fluid into the wine bottle through the needle to generate gas pressure which ejects the cork from the bottle. The valve mechanism has a metering action which injects a predetermined amount of pressurized fluid in response to each valve actuation thereby avoiding inadvertant over-pressurization of the bottle. Propellant fluid is also conserved to prolong periods between rechargings of the extractor. In a preferred embodiment, a shielding member restrains uncontrolled ejection of a cork and/or needle fragment which can otherwise occur if the needle is accidently broken during operation.
Food Processor Attachment And Apparatus For Peeling Garlic Or The Like
A rotary attachment is disposed within the bowl of a food processing appliance in engagement with the drive shaft of the appliance and has a horizontal rotating disk with an abrasive upper surface which quickly removes the dry and brittle outer covering of garlic cloves or similar food ingredients. The apparauts speeds and simplifies peeling operations and minimizes problems with the volatile substances that may be released during peeling of such food ingredients.
Dishwasher Utilizing Pump Impeller Suction For Feeding Detergent, Sanitizing Agent And Rinse Aid In Timed Sequences
George J. Federighi - San Francisco CA George B. Federighi - San Francisco CA
International Classification:
B08B 302
US Classification:
134 95
Abstract:
A commercial dishwasher having a wash/rinse compartment for receiving dishes and a tank below the compartment for receiving wash or rinse water after a motor driven impeller has circulated the water from the tank and has forced it through spray arms in the compartment employs the suction created by the impeller for removing a detergent from a container in timed sequence by an entraining action during the wash cycle and mixing the detergent with the wash water during the dishwashing cycle. This same suction created by the impeller is employed for simultaneously removing a sanitizing liquid from a container and a rinse aid liquid from another container and mixing these two liquids with a rinse water during the rinsing and sterilizing cycle in timed sequence.
Peeler For Garlic Or The Like With Centrifugal Discharge
Motor driven apparatus for peeling garlic or similar food products has a housing forming a processing chamber and an abrasive rotary disk in the chamber which abrades the skin or husk from the product. A movable gate partially obstructs a discharge slot at the side of the chamber. The gate has a lowered position at which the unobstructed region of the slot is large enough to enable continuous ejection of peelings but too small to allow escape of the product. The gate is raised at the end of each peeling operation enabling centrifugal ejection of the product by the rotary motion of the disk. Manual unloading and separation of the peelings and product is unnecessary thereby providing for fast, high throughput operations. The apparatus may be an accessory which engages on a food processor base.
George B. Federighi - Tiburon CA William D. Federighi - Tiburon CA
International Classification:
B08B 302
US Classification:
134111
Abstract:
A dish or glass washer having a sump for retention of rinse water for use in the subsequent wash cycle is formed as two modular units having a low profile wash and rinse chamber to fit under a counter on a sink drainboard and a connected power and control unit with a sump depending into a sink to dump water into the sink.
Dishwasher Operated Solely By Steam And Hot Water Pressure
George J. Federighi - San Francisco CA George B. Federighi - San Francisco CA
International Classification:
B08B 302
US Classification:
134 95
Abstract:
A dishwasher that has a steam boiler containing hot water and steam under pressure. The dishwasher has a dishwashing and rinsing compartment with a body of hot water, adjustable as to depth, received in the bottom of the compartment. A time controlled device delivers steam from the boiler to steam jets in the compartment for a predetermined time period for washing the dishes. The steam jets have apparatus associated therewith that will cause the steam jets to periodically entrain hot water from the body of water to deliver a pulsating steam and hot water action against the dishes for washing them. The depth of the body of water can be raised so that only live steam and water will issue from the steam jets if desired, with no pulsating action. The time controlled device delivers hot rinse water from the boiler for rinsing the dishes in the compartment after the dishwashing operation.
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George Federighi President
Federighi Design, Inc
505 Collins St, South Attleboro, MA 02703 268 Montego, Novato, CA 94949 33 Lomita Dr Ml, Mill Valley, CA 94941