AN APPARATUS FOR REMOVING THE ENDS OF EGGS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Rowland Hill Rowland and Thomas Frederick Stidolph
both of Woodbridge in the County of Suffolk Manufacturers for an Invention
of "AN APPARATUS FOR REMOVING THE ENDS OF EGGS
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Rowland Hill Rowland and
Thomas Frederick Stidolph at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 11th April 1883.
ROWLAND HILL ROWLAND and THOMAS FREDERICK STIDOLPH both of
Woodbridge in the County of Suffolk Manufacturers. "AN APPARATUS FOR
REMOVING THE ENDS OF EGGS
"
This Invention has for its object an apparatus for removing the ends of eggs.
The apparatus consists of two metal or other plates joined together and to a
suitable handle.
The plates are parallel and the space between them is narrow.
Each metal plate has an opening of such a size as to allow so much of the end
of an egg it is required to remove to pass through. The opening in the upper
plate is slightly smaller than that in the lower, and is such that a knife or cutter
may work freely between the plates and the space is carried to a suitable distance
down the handle.
On both sides of the handle a projection is provided to serve as a fulcrum for
the knife or cutter.
The egg being in place the cut is made by imparting a rocking movement to
the knife or cutter whilst it is resting against the fulcrum and the movement of
the knife is continued outwards until it escapes from between the plates.
The top of the egg remains upon the apparatus.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Rowland Hill Rowland and Thomas Frederick Stidolph in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 11th October 1883.
ROWLAND HILL ROWLAND and THOMAS FREDERICK STIDOLPH both of
Woodbridge in the County of Suffolk Manufacturers "AN APPARATUS FOR
REMOVING THE ENDS OF EGGS
"
This invention has for its object an apparatus for removing the ends of eggs
The apparatus consists of two metal or other plates joined together and to a
mitable handle

page_text: Each metal plate has an opening of such a size as to allow so much of the end
of an egg it is required to remove to pass through. The opening in the upper
plate is slightly smaller than that in the lower and a space is left between them
such that a knife or cutter may work freely between the plates and the space is
carried to a suitable distance down the handle.
On both sides of the handle a projection is provided to serve as a fulcrum for
the knife or cutter.
The egg being in place the cut is made by imparting a working movement to
the knife or cutter whilst it is resting against the fulcrum and the movement of
the knife is continued outwards until it escapes from between the plates.
The top of the egg remains upon the apparatus.
In order that our said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect we will describe the Drawings hereunto annexed
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 represents our invention in plan. Figure 2 represents the same in side
clovation
The apparatus consists of two plates A B with suitable openings in them. These
plates are joined to a handle C. The opening in the upper plate A is somewhat
smaller than that in the lower B by this arrangement the top of a smaller egg can
be removed by reversing the apparatus. Between the two plates is a space which
extends to the junction with the handle of C and is of such a size as to allow the
knife or cutter to work freely. At E is placed a stop or small projection (see
Figure 1). These stops are intended to act as fulcrums for the back of knife or
cutter. Ď is a raised projection to act as a balance so as to keep the upper part
of the apparatus A and B from touching the table or any flat surface or projections
for the purpose may be formed on the stop E. E.
Figures 3 and 4 represent the apparatus placed over an egg required to be cut.
The dotted and sectional lines F represent the position of knife or cutter.
Having now described the nature of our said invention and the manner of
carrying the same into effect we wish it to be understood that we do not limit
ourselves to the precise details herein described and represented as the same
may be varied without departing from our said invention but we claim as our
invention:
An egg opener consisting of the two rings or plates with openings A. B. attached
to a handle C and with space between for a knife or cutter substantially as
described.
Also the combination therewith of the fulcrums E E for the knife or cutter
substantially as described.
In witness whereof I the said Rowland Hill Rowland have hereunto set my
hand and seal this tenth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty three.
R. H. ROWLAND (L.S.)
R. H. ROWLAND (L.S.)