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A kitchen hand press for crushing and extruding pulp, juices and oils from food items includes a stationary handle having a tub located at one end with sides, a distal end and a bottom with openings communicating through it, a pressing element forming a proximal end of the tub journaling and rotatin

A kitchen hand press for crushing and extruding pulp, juices and oils from food items includes a stationary handle having a tub located at one end with sides, a distal end and a bottom with openings communicating through it, a pressing element forming a proximal end of the tub journaling and rotating about a shaft extending through the stationary handle; a large radius, ratchet-toothed, disc segment secured to and rotating with the pressing element; a pivoting handle pivotally secured to the stationary handle radially outward from the shaft having a ratchet, driving pin for engaging and rotating the ratchet-toothed disc segment rotating it and the pressing element into the tub upon pivotal rotation of the of the pivoting handle inward toward the stationary handle and ratcheting over the ratchet-toothed disc segment upon pivotal rotation of the pivoting handle outward away from the stationary handle; and via releasable ratchet, latching mechanism integral with the stationary handle for engaging and holding the ratchet-tooth disc segment stationary upon pivotal rotation of the pivoting handle away from the stationary handle, and releasing and ratcheting over the ratchet-tooth disc segment upon the disc segment being rotated by the pivoting handle pivoting toward the stationary handle.

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1. A kitchen hand press for pressing pieces of food comprising in combination,a) a stationary handle having a tub at one end with sides, a distal end wall and a bottom having openings communicating through it, b) a pressing element forming a proximal end wall to the tub journaling and rotating about

1. A kitchen hand press for pressing pieces of food comprising in combination,a) a stationary handle having a tub at one end with sides, a distal end wall and a bottom having openings communicating through it, b) a pressing element forming a proximal end wall to the tub journaling and rotating about a shaft extending through the stationary handle defining a journal axis, the pressing element rotating toward and away from the bottom of the tub, c) a ratchet-toothed disc segment rotating with the pressing element about the shaft, d) a pivoting handle pivotally secured to the stationary handle radially outward from the journal axis having a driving pin for engaging and rotating the ratchet-toothed disc segment rotating it and the pressing element into the tub upon pivotal rotation of the of the pivoting handle inward toward the stationary handle to a closed position, and resiliently releasing and ratcheting over the ratchet-toothed disc segment upon pivotal rotation of the pivoting handle outward away from the stationary handle to an open position, and f) a releasable ratchet latching mechanism integral with the stationary handle for engaging and holding the ratchet-tooth disc segment stationary upon pivotal rotation of the pivoting handle away from the stationary handle to an open position, and releasing and ratcheting over the ratchet-tooth disc segment upon the disc segment being rotated by the pivoting handle pivoting toward the stationary handle to the closed position.