Improvements in Appliances for Cutting Eggs.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1895-Accepted, 25th July, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Cutting Eggs.
1, NELLIE MONTAGNIER, of 13 Torriano Avenue, Camden Road, in the County
of London, Spinster, 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 :-
My invention relates to appliances by which the cutting of the top of a boiled
egg is facilitated, as I shall describe referring to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a simple form of appliance according to my invention consisting of a
ring A integral with a handle B on which is fixed a projecting stud C.
On placing the ring A on the egg so as to embrace it some distance down from
the top then by means of an ordinary knife, moved as a lever on C as a fulcrum,
the part of the egg above the ring is readily cut off.
Fig. 2 shews two rings A of different sizes and two fulcrum studs C on one
connecting piece B which with either of the rings forms a handle for the other.
The ring may be made with advantage with a sharp point D projecting inwards,
so that on putting the ring on the egg the point can be made to penetrate the
shell and hold the egg steadily in position in the ring while the knife is in action.
Fig. 3 shews the end of the handle B formed as an egg spoon. The instrument
may be jointed midway with a hinge at F so that the one half can be folded over
the other half to adapt it for the pocket. Instead of using an ordinary knife to
effect the cut, the construction shewn in Fig. 4 may be adopted, a knife G being
pivotted on the handle so that it can be moved across from one stop pin K to
another L. The knife is preferably made with a projecting point H, to facilitate
its entrance into the shell of the egg.
The instrument may be made in the form of a scissors as shewn in Fig. 5 two
rings A A' with their respective handles B and B¹ being pivotted together at M.
On opening the handles B B apart so as to bring the one ring A immediately
over the other A, and placing both on the egg, it is readily cut by closing the
handles together. In this case the parts of the inner edges of the rings where the
points D D are should be sharp edged so as to cut like the blades of scissors,
the points DD' preventing the egg from turning during the cutting action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An appliance for facilitating the cutting of an egg by an ordinary knife,
substantially as described with reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
2. The modified appliance having a knife or cutter pivotted on it, substantially
as described with reference to Fig. 4.
3. The modified appliance consisting of two parts pivotted together to operate
like scissors, substantially as described with reference to Fig. 5.
4. In an appliance of the kind above referred to a sharp point or several of
these within the ring, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 27th day of July 1895.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.