Juicer Bottle with a Built-In Hand Press

The problem

People who add fresh lemon or orange juice to their water - at the gym, at work, on a hike - usually squeeze the fruit by hand or carry a separate squeezer. Hand squeezing is messy and wastes juice; a separate squeezer is one more thing to carry and wash. Portable electric blenders solve it but need charging and cost more. The patent puts a simple manual press inside the bottle itself.

The solution

The patent stacks a squeezer into the top of a bottle:

1. The bottle (1) has a threaded mouth (101) and an inner ledge (102) just below it, a hang loop (103) and a handle (104) on the outside.
2. A filter bowl (4) rests on the ledge. It has a rim (401), filter holes (402), a small handle (403) for lifting it out, and triangular ribs (404) inside.
3. The press (3) sits on the bottle over the bowl. Its top is shaped like a small bottle - body (301), shoulder (302), neck (303) and cap (304) - and serves as the grip. Its bottom is a hollow upside-down cone (305) ending in a domed squeezing tip (306) with ribs (309), with an opening (308) at its base.
4. The lid (2) screws onto the bottle over the press; its opening (202) lets the press’s neck and cap pass through, so the lid holds the press in place.
5. Seal rings (5, 6) in the lid and on the bottle rim keep it from leaking.

Who it is for

• Drinkware and water-bottle brands looking for a feature that turns a commodity bottle into a gift-worthy product.
• Fitness and wellness retailers selling infused-water and lemon-water accessories.
• Kitchen-gadget importers building ranges of manual, battery-free tools.
• Promotional products companies that want a branded bottle with a reason to keep it.

How it works

The main parts

Making juice

1. Take off the lid and lift out the press.
2. Put half a lemon, lime or orange cut side up in the filter bowl.
3. Press and twist the press down onto the fruit, holding its bottle-shaped top. The ribs on the tip and in the bowl break the fruit and the juice runs through the holes into the bottle.
4. Add water if you like, put the press back and screw the lid on.
5. Lift the bowl out by its handle to empty the peel and seeds.

Applications

Lemon water at work and the gym

Squeeze half a lemon into water in the morning without a cutting board, squeezer and sink.

Travel and hotel rooms

A bottle that makes fresh juice from fruit bought on the way, with nothing to plug in.

Kids’ lunch boxes

Fresh orange juice made at home in the same bottle that goes to school (with a child-friendly size and lid).

Picnics and outdoor trips

Lime for drinks or orange juice at camp, without carrying a squeezer.

Promotional and corporate gifts

A useful branded bottle that people keep using.

Where it is less suitable

• Large quantities of juice - this is a single-serving hand press, not a replacement for a kitchen juicer.
• Hard fruits and vegetables - apples, carrots and greens need a blender or juicer, not a citrus-style press.