Patent ID: 7836823
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A tool for breaking and opening an egg comprising contents in a shell, comprising: a pair of complementary concave egg-receiving container members pivoted to one another at a first axis extending transverse to an egg-receiving cavity defined by said pair of complementary concave members, said complementary concave egg-receiving container members each having a mating edge, such that said mating edges are juxtaposed to one another when said complementary concave egg-receiving container members are pivoted toward one another about said first axis to define an egg-receiving configuration, and wherein said complementary concave egg-receiving container members can be pivoted away from one another about said first axis so to separate said mating edges from one another to define an egg-opening configuration, one or more egg-piercing members extending from an inner surface of each of the respective complementary concave egg-receiving container members toward the central axis of an egg when received by the egg-receiving cavity defined by said complementary concave members, a pair of concave egg-confining members each pivoted to one of said complementary concave egg-receiving container members at a respective axis parallel to said first axis and spaced from said mating edges thereof, such that said egg-confining members can be pivoted toward one another in order to confine an egg between them and within said egg-receiving cavity defined by said complementary egg-receiving container, members when in said egg-receiving configuration, and such that said concave egg-confining members can be pivoted away from the respective ones of said complementary concave egg-receiving container members in order to allow an egg to be placed between said complementary concave egg-receiving container members or withdrawn therefrom, whereby in order to break an egg the egg is placed in said egg-receiving cavity between said complementary egg-receiving container members when in said egg-receiving configuration, said egg-confining members are pivoted toward one another so as to confine the egg, and the assembly of the tool and egg are rapped against a hard surface, so that said egg-piercing points pierce the shell of the egg and define a separation line, and whereby in order to open the egg and allow the contents of the egg to be poured out of the shell, the complementary egg-receiving container members are pivoted away from one another about said first axis, such that their mating edges are spaced from one another, separating the shell along a separation line defined by the relative location of said egg-piercing points, and allowing the contents of the shell to be poured out.