EGG YOLK SEPARATOR

The device may include an egg yolk removing device that has a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion. The top portion may include a bellow, the middle portion may include a main tube, and the bottom portion may include a suction tube. A user may compress the bellow and place the suction tube over an egg yolk. The user may then release the bellow and the yolk may be pushed into the main tube.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides an egg yolk removing device. The device may include a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion. The top portion may include a bellow, the middle portion may include a main tube, and the bottom portion may include a suction tube. A user may compress the bellow and place the suction tube over an egg yolk. The user may then release the bellow and the yolk may be pushed into the main tube.

The present invention may include a device that separates egg yolk from egg whites by vacuum. The present invention separates the egg yolk from the egg whites in a speedy manner, the device is easy to use, there is little to no mess, and the yolks generally do not break. Further, the present invention may be used with one hand, leaving the other hand to control other items. The yolk of the egg may be pushed into a tube, where the yolk may be held until expelled into a container.

Referring now toFIGS. 1 through 8, the device may include a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion. The top portion may include a bellow10, the middle portion may include a main tube12, and the bottom portion may include a suction tube14. In certain embodiments, the bellow10may include an open end and a closed end. The main tube12may include an open top end and an open bottom end.

The bellow10may be compressible and may push air out of the main tube12when compressed. In certain embodiments, the bellow10may include a thumb pad on the closed end. A user may thereby place their thumb and push the bellow10downwards to compress the below10.

In certain embodiments, a finger stop24may oriented between the bellow10and the tube12. For example, the rim of the top open end of the main tube12may include the finger stop24. The finger stop24may have a larger width than the width of the main tube12. For example, the finger stop24may be a solid ridge that has about the same width as the bellow10. The finger stop24may allow a user to securely press down on the bellow10.

The suction tube14may be oriented at the bottom end of the main tube12. The suction tube14may be where the yoke20enters. The suction tube14may include an edge ring16at the end. The edge ring16may be used for control so that all of the yolk20is removed from the egg white22. The edge ring16may be a ridge that surrounds the circumference of the suction tube14.

In certain embodiments, the bellow10and the main tube12may be one connected piece. However, in other embodiments, the bellow10and the main tube12may be separable. In such embodiments, the bellow10may have a tube open end that has a similar circumference to the main tube12, as illustrated inFIG. 7. Thereby, the end of the bellow10may be compressed and fit snuggly within the main tube12so that the bellow10may be attached and detached from the main tube12with ease. The bellow10and the main tube12may be separated for cleaning purposes.

In certain embodiments, the main tube12may be about six inches in length. The main tube12may have a width between about one and one-half inches and about two inches. The suction tube14may be about seven-eighths of an inch wide and may have a length of about a half of an inch up to about one and a half inches.

To use the invention, the bellow10may be pushed downwards to release the air within the main tube12. A user26may then place the suction tube14end against the egg yolk20. The user26may than release the bellow10to allow the bellow10to expand. The egg yolk20may then be pushed up through the suction tube14and into the main tube12. The egg yolk20is thereby separated from the egg white22. The user26may then eject the egg yolk20from the suction tube14. In certain embodiments, the user26may also separate the bellow10from the main tube12to release the egg yolk20and/or to clean the device.

The tube12may be made of various materials including metals, such as stainless and copper, or polymers such as plastic and nylon which may be molded. The bellow10may be molded from a compressible polymer such as rubber, plastic, latex, or other synthetics. In certain embodiments, the shape of the device may be changed. For example, it may be made to look like an animal, a fried egg, a house and the like.