Patent ID: 6276265
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
An egg poker device for piercing a hole in a shell of an egg to be boiled to facilitate removal of the shell, said device comprising:a first member including:a base;a wall extending away from said base such that said base and said wall define therebetween a cavity;a disc shaped spring disposed within said cavity and adjacent to said base, said spring having a central portion, said spring defining a peripheral edge;a rod having a first and a second end, said first end of said rod being secured to said central portion of said spring, said second end of said rod defining a point for piercing the hole in the shell of the egg;a second member slidably cooperating with said first member;said second member including:a support for supporting the egg, said support defining a hole for the slidable passage therethrough of said point of said rod;a skirt portion extending from said support such that said skirt portion slidably cooperates with said wall; andsaid skirt portion defining a distal end which cooperates with said peripheral edge of said spring, the arrangement being such that in operation of said device, when the egg to be boiled is supported by said support, said support and the egg supported thereon are moved towards said first member so that said distal end of said skirt is urged against said peripheral edge of said spring for flexing said spring so that said central portion of said spring and said first end of said rod secured thereto are moved towards the egg such that said point passes through said hole in said support for piercing the shell of the egg.