Cutlery – Shell openers
Reexamination Certificate
2000-12-08
2001-08-28
Simone, Timothy F. (Department: 1761)
Cutlery
Shell openers
C030S120300, C030S120500, C099S568000, C099S572000, C099S577000, C099S582000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06279232
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing an eggshell, more specifically the apparatus for removing the eggshell, which provides means for removing shell including means for holding an egg softly and breaking a shell thereof with a handle, means for opening a broken eggshell to extract contents therein, and means for adjusting the removing range of the eggshell according to a size of the egg so as to propose the convenience in removing the eggshell and remove the shell of many eggs rapidly.
2. Background of the Related Art
Mostly, a general method for removing an eggshell is to grip an egg with one hand, and then cause the egg to be struck against a rigid object so that the shell is broken.
However, when the eggshell is removed with this method, there are problems in sanitation, since hands become dirty and sometimes a part of the eggshell could be contained within food. In a restaurant, in which a number of eggs are used, to remove the eggshell also requires too much times.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is contemplated to solve the aforementioned problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for removing an eggshell, which proposes the convenience in removing the eggshell and removes the shell of many eggs rapidly.
It is another object of the present to provide an apparatus for removing an eggshell, which improves sanitation in removing the eggshell.
To accomplish the objects, the present inventions provides an apparatus for removing an eggshell comprising: a handle having a opening for pin at an front end and a connecting part in intermediate portion, the handle being connected to a lower portion of a supporting bar extending upwardly using the connecting part with a pin; a body arranged to be parallel to the handle, both front ends thereof being coupled with pin horizontally so that the handle and body operate up and down together, the body having a seat for the egg extending downwardly from the front end thereof and a groove and slot being formed in length direction along with the center of the width of the body; an operating member having a pair of removing plates for expanding and restoring horizontally and a pair of links for expanding and retracting coupled with each corresponding rear ends of the pair of removing plate to form a diamond shape, the operating member including : a first and second slider being coupled with the pair of links and the pair of removing plates respectively at corresponding coupling part, the first and second slider being supported elastically through a spring and movable using each lower ends which is inserted the groove of the body, and a third slider connected to an upper end of the supporting bar and at the same time connected to the second slider through a connecting member, the third slider being movable within the slot of the body; and a cover closing the entire operating member exclusive of the removing plates and mounted on an upper part of the body.
In the preferred embodiments, a projection and spring loading space formed therein are located at a rear end of the body and a spring is mounted between the projection and the third slide.
Preferably on the cover a recess is formed and an adjusting member for adjusting an initiation point for horizontal expansion of the pair of removing plates, is inserted in the recess.
More preferably, The adjusting member has an adjusting plate, which is mounted to the shaft end of the adjusting member and includes at least three sunken portions formed around the adjusting plate, wherein the horizontal expansion of the removing plates initiates at the position where the first slider could not move further by being entrapped in any one of the sunken portions.
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Mathews, Collins Shepherd & Gould P.A.
Simone Timothy F.
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