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US 12,228,331 B1Granted
Egg storage and dispensing system
OwnerEric Wayne Emmertinventor
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Abstract
An egg storage and dispensing device and system provides a dispenser basket for holding eggs in a conveniently accessible position. The dispenser basket is further configured to suspend from a refrigerator shelf via suction cup pressure, for space saving.
Claims9
An egg storage and dispensing system, comprising:
- a dispenser basket configured to securely hold a plurality of eggs, the dispenser basket including a top opening delineated by a top edge;
- suspension elements coupled to the dispenser basket which are configured to suspend the dispenser basket from a refrigerator shelf via suction pressure to a bottom surface of the refrigerator shelf,
- the suspension elements comprising a pair of rear legs including bottom ends configured to couple to a rear section of the dispenser basket, and a pair of front legs including bottom ends configured to couple to a front section of the dispenser basket, wherein each of the legs extend upwards over the top edge of the dispenser basket, and
- wherein each leg of the rear legs and front legs include a top end configured to couple to a suction cup, the suction cups configured to attach to the bottom surface of the refrigerator shelf via suction pressure;
- wherein the dispenser basket comprises a first side channel, a second side channel congruent to and formed adjacent to the first side channel, and a front channel, the first side channel and the second side channel providing elongated side-by-side compartments which are separated from one another, wherein the first side channel and the second side channel each have a U shaped cross section, which provides a concaved bottom wall that provides an egg support surface in each channel, wherein the front channel continuously extends frontwards from adjacent front ends of the first side channel and the second side channel, the front channel forming a connective pathway between the first side channel and the second side channel and having a concaved bottom wall, similar to the bottom wall of the first and second side channels, to provide an egg support surface in the front channel.
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