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A juice extractor appliance for extracting juice from food articles, includes: a housing having an inlet feed tube for feeding food articles into the appliance, and an outlet for outletting juice extract from the food articles; a pusher rod for manually pushing the food articles through the inlet fe

A juice extractor appliance for extracting juice from food articles, includes: a housing having an inlet feed tube for feeding food articles into the appliance, and an outlet for outletting juice extract from the food articles; a pusher rod for manually pushing the food articles through the inlet feed tube; and a cutter disc rotatable about a central disc axis and including a plurality of cutting edges projecting from one side of the disc facing the inlet feed tube for cutting the food articles into a pulp saturated with juice when the food article is pushed against the cutter disc by the pusher rod. The cutter disc includes, on the side thereof facing the inlet feed tube, a projecting pinching surface projecting outwardly of the cutting edges and located eccentrically with respect to the central disc axis such that when only a thin sliver of food article remains between the pusher rod and cutter disc, the projecting pinching surface presses the thin sliver against the pusher rod to effect a slight rotation of the thin sliver with respect to the cutter disc, and thereby to better assure the complete cutting up of the food article into pulp saturated with juice.

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What is claimed is: 1. A food processor appliance for processing food articles, comprising: a housing having an inlet feed tube for feeding food articles into the appliance; a pusher rod for manually pushing the food articles through said inlet feed tube; and a cutter disc rotatable about a central

What is claimed is: 1. A food processor appliance for processing food articles, comprising: a housing having an inlet feed tube for feeding food articles into the appliance; a pusher rod for manually pushing the food articles through said inlet feed tube; and a cutter disc rotatable about a central disc axis and including a plurality of cutting edges for cutting the food articles into pieces when the food article is pushed against said cutter disc by said pusher rod; said cutter disc including, on the side thereof facing said inlet feed tube, a projecting pinching surface projecting outwardly of said cutting edges and located eccentrically with respect to said central disc axis such that when only a thin sliver of food article remains between said pusher rod and cutter disc, said projecting pinching surface presses the thin sliver against said pusher rod to effect a slight rotation of said thin sliver with respect to said cutter disc, and thereby to better assure the complete cutting up of the food article fed into said inlet feed tube. 2. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein said projecting pinching surface is in the form of a dimple formed in the side of the cutter disc opposite to that facing said inlet feed tube at said eccentric location such as to produce said projecting pinching surface on the side of the cutter disc facing said inlet feed tube. 3. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein said projecting pinching surface is in the form of a projection formed in the side of said cutter disc facing said inlet feed tube at said eccentric location. 4. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein said cutter disc includes a plurality of said projecting pinching surfaces located eccentrically with respect to said central disc axis. 5. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of cutting edges include a first group of cutting edged located in a central circular region of the cutter disc, and a second group of cutting edges located in an outer peripheral region of the cutter disc around said central circular region; said projecting pinching surface being located in said central circular region eccentrically with respect to said central disc axis. 6. The appliance according to claim 5, wherein said central disc axis of the cutter disc is displaced laterally with respect to the axis of said inlet feed tube. 7. The appliance according to claim 5, wherein said second group of cutting edges are located in a plurality of lines radiating from said central circular region. 8. The appliance according to claim 7, wherein said first group of cutting edges are in the form of extensions of at least two of said lines of cutting edges of said second group and of substantially the same size as those of said second group. 9. The appliance according to claim 7, wherein said first group of cutting edges are of larger size than those of the said second group. 10. The appliance according to claim 1, wherein the appliance is for extracting juice from said food articles; and wherein the appliance further comprises: an outlet for outletting juice extracted from said food articles; and a separator within said housing for separating the juice from the pulp and for directing the juice via an outlet tube to said outlet. 11. The appliance according to claim 10, wherein said outlet includes a spout movably mounted with respect to said outlet tube to a non-blocking position permitting the flow of juice to said spout, or to a blocking position blocking the flow of juice to said spout. 12. The appliance according to claim 11, wherein said spout is pivotably mounted and includes a blocking element at one end engageable with said outlet tube in the blocking position of the spout, and disengageable from said outlet tube in the non-blocking position of the spout. 13. The appliance according to claim 12, wherein said blocking element is an elastomeric cap engageable with, and disengageable from, the end of said outlet tube. 14. The appliance according to claim 10, wherein said appliance further comprises: a lateral extension extending laterally of said housing for receiving a receptacle to collect the pulp after the juice has been separated therefrom; said lateral extension including a sensor for sensing a receptacle thereon and effective to enable rotation of the cutter disc when a receptacle is sensed on said lateral extension. 15. The appliance according to claim 14, wherein said sensor is a microswitch controlling a drive for said cutter disc. 16. A juice extractor appliance for extracting juice from food articles, comprising: a housing having an inlet feed tube for feeding food articles into the appliance, and an outlet for outletting juice extract from such food articles; a pusher rod for manually pushing the food articles through said inlet feed tube; a cutter disc rotatable about a central disc axis and including a plurality of cutting edges projecting from one side of the disc facing said inlet feed tube for cutting the food articles into a pulp saturated with juice when the food article is pushed against said cutter disc by said pusher rod; and a separator within said housing for separating the juice from the pulp and for directing the juice via a feed tube to said outlet; said outlet including a spout movably mounted with respect to an outlet tube to a non-blocking position permitting the flow of juice to said spout, or to a blocking position blocking the flow of juice to said spout; said spout being pivotably mounted and including a blocking element at one end engageable with said outlet tube in the blocking position of the spout, and disengageable from said outlet tube in the non-blocking position of the spout. 17. The juice extractor appliance according to claim 16, wherein said blocking element is an elastomeric cap engageable with, and disengageable from, the end of said outlet tube. 18. A juice extractor appliance for extracting juice from food articles, comprising: a housing having an inlet feed tube for feeding food articles into the appliance, and an outlet for outletting juice extract from such food articles; a pusher rod for manually pushing the food articles through said inlet feed tube; a cutter disc rotatable about a central disc axis and including a plurality of cutting edges projecting from one side of the disc facing said inlet feed tube for cutting the food articles into a pulp saturated with juice when the food article is pushed against said cutter disc by said pusher rod; a separator within said housing for separating the juice from the pulp and for directing the juice via a feed tube to said outlet; and a lateral extension extending laterally of said housing for receiving a receptacle to collect the pulp after the juice has been separated therefrom; said lateral extension including a sensor for sensing a receptacle thereon and effective to enable rotation of the cutter disc when a receptacle is sensed on said lateral extension. 19. The juice extractor appliance according to claim 18, wherein said sensor is a microswitch controlling a drive for said cutter disc.