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US 9,290,315 B2Granted
Egg carton with an egg opening apparatus
OwnerNathan Hunsakerinventor
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Abstract
Egg cartons comprising an egg-opening apparatus coupled to the egg carton are provided. The egg-opening apparatus includes any shape and/or form that is capable of opening and/or cracking an egg when the egg is struck on the egg-opening apparatus. Furthermore, the egg-opening apparatus includes any material having a hardness that is capable of opening and/or cracking an egg when the egg is struck on the egg-opening apparatus.
Claims9
An egg carton, comprising:
- a bottom surface;
- a plurality of depressions formed in the bottom surface, each depression comprising a size and shape for storing an egg;
- an egg-opening apparatus in the bottom surface, wherein the egg-opening apparatus extends vertically away from the bottom surface and includes a height greater than eggs resting in the plurality of depressions such that an opening surface of the egg-opening apparatus is higher than the eggs;
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- a reservoir located adjacent to the egg-opening apparatus and configured for storing contents of an egg opened via the egg-opening apparatus, wherein the egg-opening apparatus is located between the reservoir and the plurality of depressions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.