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US 11,730,317 B2Granted
Egg breaker and separator device
OwnerRichard Maoinventor
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Abstract
A device is described for breaking an egg and separating an egg white from the yolk of the egg. The device includes a support base and a chute coupled to the support base. The chute has front end, a rear end, an enclosed section at the front end, and an open section at the rear end. The device includes a breaker that spans across the chute. The breaker is configured to crack a shell of the egg to release the yolk and the egg white onto the chute.
Claims16
A device configured to break and open an egg, the device comprising:
- a support base having a handle and a support member;
- a chute coupled to the support member, the chute having a front end, a rear end opposite the front end along a central axis;
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- a nozzle coupled to the front end of the chute, the nozzle having a nozzle base, a closed terminal end opposite the nozzle base, a curved outer wall that extends forward relative to the nozzle base along the central axis to define the closed terminal end, and an aperture in the curved outer wall disposed rearward of the closed terminal end, wherein the aperture is sized to permit an egg white, an egg yolk, or both, to pass therethrough,
- wherein the nozzle is rotatable relative to the chute so as to transition from a first position, where the aperture permits an egg white of the egg to pass therethrough while the nozzle retains the egg yolk, and a second position different from the first position.
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A device configured to break and open an egg, the device comprising:
- a support base having a handle and a support member;
- a chute coupled to the support member, the chute having a front end, a rear end opposite the front end along a central axis;
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- a cradle supporting the chute;
- a nozzle coupled to the front end of the chute, the nozzle having an aperture that is sized to permit an egg white, an egg yolk, or both, to pass therethrough;
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- a breaker positioned on the support member to span across the central axis of the chute, breaker having breaker body having with a breaker edge aligned along an edge plane that is angled with respect to a vertical plane when the device is resting on a horizontal surface,
- wherein the breaker includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a first engagement member and the second end having a second engagement member, wherein the first and second engagement members are configured to be removably coupled to the cradle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.