An Apparatus for Use in Breaking the Shells of Eggs.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Use in Breaking the Shells of Eggs.
I, FRANZ SCHNELL, Wire Manufacturer, of Gutenstein in the Empire of
Austria do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in a device for use in breaking the shells of eggs and it
is more especially intended for separating the shell of the egg in a circle about the
one or other end thereof and removing the portion of shell thus separated from the
remainder.
This device consists of a ring carrying a number of interiorly projecting teeth
or sharp pointed knives or lancets which are preferably formed of springs connected
to the ring and projecting from the outside of the ring inwardly through
perforations in the wall of the ring. These springs are bent away from the wall
of the ring, or otherwise so shaped, as to form projections over which a second ring
preferably hinged to the first ring may be passed. When the two rings are pressed
together, for which purpose they may be provided with lugs opposite their hinge,
the aforesaid springs are pressed inwards and their points enter the eggshell about
which the rings have been placed, thus breaking the shell the upper part of which
may be then lifted off within this egg opener.
Dated this 6th day of September 1895.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
An Apparatus for US DIVERING
I, FRANZ SCHNELL, Wire Manufacturer of Gutenstein, in the Empire of
Austria, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention consists in a device for use in breaking the shells of eggs and it is
more especially intended for separating the shell of the egg in a circle about the
one or other end thereof and removing the portion of shell thus separated from the
remainder.
In the annexed drawing
Fig. 1 is a vertical section and Fig. 2 a plan view of the apparatus.
Fig. 3 is an elevation and Fig. 4 a plan of the inner ring thereof detached.
Fig. 5 is a plan and Fig. 6 an elevation of the outer ring detached.
Fig. 7 illustrates the application of the device to an egg A.
The device consists of a ring a carrying a number of interiorly projecting teeth
or sharp pointed knives or lancets which are preferably formed of springs b
connected to the ring and projecting from the outside of the ring inwardly through
perforations al in the wall of the ring. These springs bare bent away from the
wall of the ring or otherwise so shaped as to form projections over which a second
ring d preferably hinged to the first ring at c may be passed. When the two rings

page_text: are pressed together, for which purpose they may be provided with lugs e e¹
opposite their hinge, the aforesaid springs bare pressed inwards and their points b¹
enter the egg shell about which the rings have been placed thus breaking the shell
the upper part of which may be then lifted off within this egg opener.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
A device for use in breaking the shell of an egg, comprising a ring a having on
it spring blades b, the points b of which are adapted to be pressed inwards through
the holes a' by an exterior plate d, for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 1st day of July 1896
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.c.,
Agents for Applicant.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents for Applicant.