Apparatus and method for egg washing brush
OwnerTimothy Rowberry, Bryce Van Leuveninventors
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an egg washing brush apparatus to clean an individual egg, the apparatus comprising a deformable half egg-shaped shell comprising a plurality of bristle bands, a plurality of protrusions extending inward from the bristle bands and configured to contact an egg. Also provided herein is an apparatus and method for a deformable half-egg shaped brush that may be inverted to expose the interior for further cleaning of an egg and interior cleaning of the brush.
Claims20
An egg washing brush apparatus to clean an individual poultry egg, the apparatus comprising:
- a. an isolated half egg-shaped shell the half egg-shaped shell comprising a perimeter rim defining an access opening to a fixed egg washing cavity;
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- b. the isolated half egg-shaped shell comprising an integral and inherently deformable material and comprising a plurality of bristle protrusions-extending inward from the egg washing cavity and configured to contact an egg;
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- c. the egg washing brush apparatus comprising no hinges and being self-contained and operable by hand.
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the half egg-shaped shell comprises a circular rim comprising plurality of bristle protrusions extending inward.
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A method for cleaning an individual egg, the method comprising:
- a. Provide an egg washing brush apparatus to clean an individual egg, the apparatus comprising;
- a deformable half egg-shaped shell comprising a perimeter rim defining an access to a fixed egg washing cavity and a plurality of protrusions extending inward from the egg washing cavity and configured to contact an egg;
- b. Insert an egg into the egg washing cavity;
- c. Optionally provide a cleaning agent;
- d. Introduce the cleaning agent into the egg washing cavity;
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- e. Rotate the egg within the egg washing cavity so as to contact the protrusions.
An apparatus for an easy to clean egg washing brush to clean an individual poultry egg, the apparatus comprising a deformable half egg-shaped shell sized for a poultry egg and having a plurality of bristle protrusions extending inward from the interior surface of the half egg-shaped shall, the plurality of bristle protrusions configured to contact the egg and wherein the deformable half egg-shaped shell can be inverted to expose an interior surface of the egg washing brush and the bristle protrusions for further cleaning of the egg or for cleaning of the interior surface of the egg washing brush.
A method for cleaning a deformable egg washing brush having a circular rim and a plurality of interior bristle protrusions, the method comprising:
- a. Provide a deformable egg washing brush having a circular rim, and a plurality of interior bristle protrusions;
- b. Elevate the circular rim to invert the deformable egg washing brush, exposing an interior surface and the interior bristle protrusions;
- c. Optionally provide a cleaning agent;
- d. Rinse the inverted egg washing brush;
- e. Repeat as necessary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.