Patent ID: 6527498
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An apparatus for reorienting an egg from a generally vertical orientation to a generally horizontal orientation, comprising:a cradle having an inclined, arcuate surface with an upper portion, a lower portion, and opposite side portions, wherein the arcuate surface upper portion is configured to receive an end of a generally vertically oriented egg and to cause the egg to slide toward the lower portion such that the egg becomes positioned on the lower portion in an inclined orientation; an alignment member configured to engage an egg positioned on the arcuate surface lower portion in an inclined orientation and to releasably secure the egg in a predetermined alignment relative to the cradle; an orientation member operably associated with the cradle, wherein the orientation member is configured to urge an egg positioned on the lower portion in an inclined orientation to a generally vertical orientation; and a pair of retaining arms secured to the cradle in spaced-apart relation along the respective arcuate surface side portions.