Cutlery – Shell openers – Nutcrackers
Patent
1991-12-02
1992-12-29
Watts, Douglas D.
Cutlery
Shell openers
Nutcrackers
301203, 99579, A47J 4326, B26B 1702, A23N 500
Patent
active
051740265
ABSTRACT:
A nutcracking apparatus includes a nutcracker and a compartmented receptacle. The receptacle if formed having side walls, end walls and a floor, with a support wall dividing the receptacle into a nut compartment and a smaller shell compartment. A support platform is mounted to the support wall and includes an overhang portion into the nut compartment to provide an adequate base for absorbing the force applied for cracking nuts. A cracking pad is mounted on the support platform which includes a recess for receiving and supporting a nut to be cracked. A cracking lever arm is pivotally mounted to the support platform and includes a notch aligned with the recess for engaging a nut between the cracking pad and the lever arm. Also supported on the support platform is an end containment wall, a side containment wall and an opposite shell-directing wall for controlling shell fragments during the cracking process. The shell-directing wall is longer than the side containment wall and is disposed between the nutcracking location and the nut compartment so that shell fragments are directed away from the nut compartment and into the shell compartment. The nutcracking apparatus of the present invention is particularly usable by persons with impairment of hand motor skills.
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Heyrana Sr. Paul M.
Watts Douglas D.
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