Utensil for cracking eggs

A utensil for cracking and separating egg shells, to allow the yoke therein to be extracted therefrom, said utensil comprising:

• a tongue having a pair of handles including a gripping portion formed at one end thereof, and longitudinal extending arm members formed at the opposite end thereof;
• pivotal means operably interconnecting each handle thereof;
• biasing means engaging said handles, forcing said gripping portion thereof apart;
• cracking-and-separating means formed on the ends of said extending arm members to operate with said gripping ends of said handles;
• egg-supporting means comprising a pair of juxtapositioned support-ring members positioned adjacent said cracking-and-separating means, a flexible strut member being secured at one end of said ring members, and the other end being secured to said respective handles;
• said cracking-and-separating means comprising:
• a pair of upwardly extended blade members integrally formed on each of said arm members, and centrally positioned between and below said support-ring members, wherein each blade member includes a wedged-shaped cutting edge having a substantially "V"-shaped configuration, so as to directly engage the shell of an egg disposed between said ring member, thus cracking said shell into two sections as the extending arm members are stroked downwardly against a surface area;
• and
• a shoulder member laterally extending outwardly from said arm member, adjacent and below said blade members, whereby each shell section is supported on said shoulders during separation thereof.