Egg aid
OwnerHumberto Vacainventor
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Abstract
A receptacle has an end wall with an upper edge against which to crack eggs. The bottom of the receptacle extends beyond the end wall to form a shelf to catch egg drippings which fall outside of the receptacle. Side walls of the receptacle also extend beyond the end wall to form reinforcing gussets for the shelf. The opposite end wall is sloped and cooperates with the side walls to form an egg-delivery chute. A rib projects outwardly of the chute to pivotally engage the lip of a vessel to which eggs are delivered when the receptacle is tilted.
Claims11
A kitchen utensil for cracking eggs and transferring them to a cooking vessel, or the like, comprising,
- a receptacle defined by a bottom, laterally spaced side walls and longitudinally spaced end walls extending upwardly from junctures with said bottom wall,
- one of said end walls having an upper edge portion which forms a surface against which eggs may be struck for cracking,
- said bottom having a portion which extends longitudinally beyond its juncture with said one end wall and forms a shelf outside of said receptacle and below said upper edge portion for catching egg drippings,
- the other end wall and said side walls having portions which cooperate to define a chute having an open end for slidable delivery of eggs from said receptacle responsive to tilting said receptacle,
- said other end wall having laterally extending rib means on its exterior dimensioned and contoured to pivotally engage an upper surface portion of a vessel to facilitate egg-delivery tilting of said receptacle relative to such vessel.
A kitchen utensil for cracking eggs and transferring them to a cooking vessel, or the like, comprising,
- a receptacle defined by a bottom, laterally spaced side walls and longitudinally spaced end walls extending upwardly from junctures with said bottom wall,
- one of said end walls having an upper edge portion which forms a surface against which eggs may be struck for cracking,
- the other end wall and said side walls having portions which cooperate to define a chute having an open end for slidable delivery of eggs from said receptacle responsive to tilting said receptacle,
- said other end wall having laterally extending rib means on its exterior dimensioned and contoured to pivotally engage an upper surface portion of a vessel to facilitate egg-delivery tilting of said receptacle relative to such vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.