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US 10,368,697 B2Granted
Egg cracker, egg separator and/or egg mixer
AssigneeRunway Blue, LLC
InventorsSteven M. Sorensen, David O. Meyers, Kim L. Sorensen
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Abstract
An egg cracker may include a platform with a generally planar upper surface and a protrusion may extend upwardly from the generally planar upper surface of the platform to form an egg cracking structure. The platform may be connected to an annular support ring and connecting members may connect the platform and the annular support ring. The annular support ring may be sized and configured to be disposed within an upper portion of a container and, when a lid is attached to the container, the egg cracker may be enclosed by the container and lid.
Claims27
An egg cracker comprising:
- an annular support ring;
- a mesa structure including a planar upper surface;
- a ridge extending upwardly directly from the planar upper surface of the mesa structure, the ridge and the planar upper surface forming an egg cracking structure;
- wherein a maximum height of the ridge above the planar upper surface of the mesa structure is slightly larger than or equal to an average thickness of an egg shell;
- and
- one or more connecting members connecting the mesa structure and the annular support ring, the one or more connecting members comprising a support wall that extends upward from a top of the annular support ring to the planar upper surface of the mesa structure, wherein the support wall has at least one aperture to permit a portion of the egg that is spilled when the egg is cracked to drain through the support wall;
- wherein an egg is cracked by impacting the egg with the ridge and the planar upper surface of the mesa structure.
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A system for cracking an egg, the system comprising:
- a container;
- a lid for the container, the lid selectively attachable and removable from the container;
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- an egg cracker sized and configured to be at least partially disposed within the container, the egg cracker enclosed by the container and the lid when the lid is attached to the container, the egg cracker comprising:
- an outer support structure that contacts the container and supports the egg cracker within the container;
- a platform with a planar upper surface;
- a ridge extending upwardly directly from the planar upper surface of the platform and substantially across a width of the platform, the ridge and the planar upper surface forming an egg cracking structure, wherein a maximum height of the ridge above the planar upper surface of the platform is slightly larger than or equal to an average thickness of an egg shell;
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- one or more connecting members connecting the platform and the outer support structure, the one or more connecting members comprising a support wall that extends upward from a top of the outer support structure to the platform, wherein the support wall has at least one aperture to allow a portion of contents of a cracked egg that is spilled when the egg is cracked to drain through the support wall.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a container;
- a lid selectively coupled to the container;
- and
- an egg cracker selectively disposed within the container, the egg cracker enclosed by the container and the lid when the lid is attached to the container and the egg cracker is disposed within the container, the egg cracker comprising:
- a platform with a planar surface;
- a protrusion extending upwardly from the planar surface of the platform;
- a support structure sized and configured to contact the container, the support structure sized and configured to position and support the egg cracker within the container;
- and
- one or more connecting members connecting the platform and the support structure, the one or more connecting members comprising a support wall that extends upward directly from a top of the support structure to the planar surface of the platform, wherein the support wall has at least one aperture to permit a portion of an egg that is spilled when the egg is cracked to drain through the support wall.
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A system comprising:
- a container;
- a lid selectively attachable to the container;
- an egg cracker selectively disposed within the container, the egg cracker comprising:
- a mesa structure including a planar upper surface;
- a ridge extending upwardly directly from the planar upper surface of the mesa structure, the ridge and the planar upper surface forming an egg cracking structure;
- a support structure including one or more engaging portions that engage the container when the support structure is disposed in the container, the support structure including an opening;
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- one or more connecting members connecting the mesa structure and the support structure, the one or more connecting members comprising a support wall that extends upward directly from a top of the support structure to the planar upper surface of the mesa structure, wherein the support wall has at least one aperture to permit a portion of an egg that is spilled when the egg is cracked to drain through the support wall;
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- an egg separator selectively disposed within the opening in the support structure, the egg separator enclosed by the container and the lid when the egg separator is disposed within the opening in the support structure and the lid is attached to the container,
- wherein the one or more engaging portions of the support structure comprises a circumferential lip, and
- wherein the container comprises one or more circumferential protrusions engaged by the circumferential lip of the support structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.