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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377211 | Nut-cracking apparatus A nut-cracking apparatus has an endless conveyor that delivers nuts from a hopper to a pickup point. A rotating turret is mounted to a frame and includes a plurality of nut-cracking units. The nut-cracking units engage nuts carried by the endless conveyor at the pic... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7197977 | Apparatus for successively delivering nuts to a high production nutcracker An apparatus for successively delivering nuts from a hopper to a high production nutcracker. An endless conveyor extends through the hopper and includes a plurality of nut transport elements which pick up the nuts in a receptacle formed in the upper surface of each ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194950 | Apparatus for successively delivering nuts to a high production nutcracker A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition juncture w... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7028608 | High production nutcracking apparatus having provision for maintaining the nuts in clean and sterile condition A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein any whole nuts which are mis-fed or fail to be cracked, are automatically returned to the feed hopper without being exposed to possible contamination. To separate the shell fragments from the uncracked whole nuts, ther... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011016 | Nut cracker The Nut Cracker Apparatus (1) receives a nut at the top surface of an anvil. A plunger, aligned with the anvil, is moved vertically, by rack and pinion gear operation of a handle lever means, into contact with the nut thereby exerting cracking or crushing pre... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007614 | Expandable shelf An expandable locker shelf is disclosed that can be placed between two substantially vertical members, such as in a locker. The expandable shelf includes a first section having a rack, a second section, and a lever arm having a pinion. The first and second sections ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000531 | Nutcracker A nutcracker for simultaneously cracking a plurality of similar nuts in a single discreet operation provides a five sided box-like base defining a chamber having an open top, carrying a rigid bottom plate bottom and defining a slot in the front side extending downwa... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6851353 | Nut transport element for use in high production nutcracking apparatus A lightweight feed chain for a high speed nutcracking apparatus and which is composed of a plurality of individual nut transport elements mounted in succession. The nut transport elements are block-like in configuration, and each element includes a nut receptacle ex... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6786142 | Manually operated nut-cracking device Provided is a manually operable nut cracking device having a frame, a fixed jaw and a movable jaw mounted to the frame in opposed relationship to define between them a nut holding station. The movable jaw is biased away from the fixed jaw member. The device also has... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6772680 | High production nutcracking apparatus with sealed lubrication system A sealed lubrication system for a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type comprising a plurality of cracking units mounted on a rotatable turret. The cracking units are operated by pressurized air during rotation of the turret, and the pressurized air incl... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766732 | Cracking die assembly for high production nutcracking apparatus A cracking die assembly which is adapted for use in a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type wherein a nut is held between an anvil and a cracking die, and a shuttle then impacts against the rearward end face of the cracking die to sharply advance the cra... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6588328 | Cracking unit for high production nutcracking apparatus A nutcracking unit which is adapted for use in a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type wherein a nut is held between an anvil and cracking die, and a shuttle then impacts against the rear end surface of the cracking die to sharply advance the ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6584890 | High production nutcracking apparatus for processing relatively small nuts A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6578472 | Machine for opening pistachios Machine for opening pistachios, a reservoir containing pistachios, a device for opening pistachios, and a device for supplying pistachios from the container to the opening device. The opening device includes a rotary shaft which carries a coaxial disk equ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6295921 | Juice extractor for citrus fruits A juice extractor for citrus fruits includes a base, a vertical column, a cylindrical element attached to the column, and a cone-shaped juice collecting tray placed on the cylindrical element. A lower fruit holder is located on the juice collecting tray, ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6270824 | High production nutcracking apparatus having improved alignment capability A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor to a cracking apparatus. The cracking apparatus is in the form of a plurality of cracking units mounted on a rotatable turret, and the rotating cracking unit... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6247396 | Nutcracker with adjusting wedge mechanism A nutcracker is described herein which comprises: a frame; an anvil and hammer movably mounted to the frame; a wedge ramp in a fixed relationship to the frame and having a substantially planar surface; a sliding wedge having opposing, substantially planar... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6237476 | Nutcracker A novelty nutcracker device which comprises a tubular housing having a side wall thereby defining an elongated passageway, and a first end cap removably connected at a first end of the passageway, a reciprocally moveable impact member mounted within the e... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234070 | Egg breaking knife An egg breaking knife used in an egg breaking device which increases the yield of the egg breaking device. The upper edge of the egg breaking knife is in a "V" shape. The "V" shape creates a lower drainage point to eliminate any "damming" of egg shell con... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6209448 | Nut cracking machine A nut cracking machine comprises a cylinder mounted in bearings for rotation about a long axis of the cylinder. The cylinder has projections extending radially from its cylindrical surface. An anvil plate is held at a fixed predetermined distance from the... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205915 | Apparatus for cracking nuts at high production rates A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6182562 | Cracking die assembly for high production nutcracking apparatus A cracking die assembly which is adapted for use in a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type wherein a nut is held between an anvil and a cracking die, and a shuttle then impacts against the rear end face of the cracking die to sharply advance ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6135021 | Nutcracker A nutcracker comprising an anvil, an impact member, the anvil and the impact member being arranged to receive a nut therebetween for cracking, a striking member, and a guiding device for guiding the impact member in a movement towards and away from said a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6098530 | Mechanical nut cracker A mechanical nut cracker for a machine having an adjustably positioned crushing plate and crusher bar for cracking various types of nuts. The mechanical nut cracker includes a crusher assembly having a crusher bar rotationally attached to an end of a base... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6041697 | Apparatus for controlled cracking of nut-like fruits and the like An apparatus for the controlled fracture of the outer hull of a nut-like fruit wherein a reciprocable piston is moved within a frame and is supported and guided by arms that interfit with the piston to guide it or non-rotating movement into and out of eng... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6035772 | Nut cracking apparatus An apparatus for cracking nuts is disclosed which employs a striker mechanism to apply a sharp force to the shell of a nut in order to fracture it. The nut is held in a chamber consisting of an anvil and a cup, with a spring-loaded striker being cocked an... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5931087 | SpencCracker, an apparatus for shucking pecans An apparatus for shucking pecans having a stator, which is a trapezoidal front plate with a pair of adjoining tapered side-walls with longitudinal edges, a mounting bracket for immobilizing the stator, and a chute which is a reservoir for the pecans, wher... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5842410 | Nut cracker A torsion leverage nutcracker which allows for single hand or two hard operation and also provides ergonomically designed end plates which facilitate repetitive use of the nut cracker without repetitive traumatic injuries to the user and further wherein t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5711213 | Nut cracker A nut cracker is comprised of a closed loop orbiting conveyor system that lifts nuts from a hopper and individually deposits the nuts into a nut receptacle upon passing through the upper summit of the orbit path. A positioning air cylinder, actuated by a ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5623867 | Apparatus for cracking nuts at high production rates A high production nutcracking apparatus is provided wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor, and wherein the nuts are singularized and oriented while being advanced on the feed conveyor. The oriented nuts are thereafter advanced by the f... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5511470 | Apparatus for splitting pistachios A process for splitting pistachios including a bin dumper, a sizer, moisturizers, blowers and splitting units arranged in seriatim. The blower removes excess water and particles from the nut surfaces after moisturizing and before splitting. The splitter i... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5505123 | Nut cracking apparatus Nut cracking apparatus including a cracking machine with first and second opposed cracking plates with pivot means for suspending one of the plates from a pivot axis substantially parallel to and spaced from the pivot axis of the other suspended plate, th... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5361688 | Combination nut cracker and nibbler A combination nut cracker and nibbler comprised of an upper moveable jaw, a lower fixed jaw, a front pivot arm secured to the lower fixed jaw, a lever arm secured to the front pivot arm and the upper moveable jaw, a back arm secured to the upper moveable ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5325769 | Walnut cracking mechanism A mechanism for cracking nuts utilizing a rotating member including a plurality of cells. Each cell of the rotating member is sized to contain a single nut which is accessible through an entrance to the cell. The cell also includes a plate against which t... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5247879 | Nut cracking machine A nut cracking machine constructed with a cracking unit having a first reel of generally cylindrical configuration with a periphery having a series of uniformly spaced first cracking faces and a second reel of generally cylindrical configuration disposed ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5245918 | Pistachio nut hulling apparatus A pistachio huller provided wherein a means (16) having projections (18) pushes unhulled nuts between the surface of the means having projections and a surface of a means (30) having channels (28), the channels being wider than the pistachio nuts to be hu... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5239918 | Method and devices for husking and cracking macadamia nuts Means for cracking and removing the inner shell of a Macadamia nut after its outer shell has been husked off comprising a vertical open top tubular member having a side wall opening with a nut feeder tube, and disposed upon a hard transverse surface, the ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5197380 | Egg breaking machine This egg breaking machine provides a means for separating egg shell from the liquid part of the egg. The eggs (1), along with the egg holder, commonly called a filler flat, containing thirty or less eggs, are placed into the egg breaker pan (3). At one en... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5115733 | Nut shelling machine A nut cracking machine constructed to crack nuts of different size in a continuous operation is provided, the machine having first and second disks that are spaced apart with opposed tapered faces forming a narrowing gap therebetween, the first disk being... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5092232 | Apparatus for peeling boiled eggs A boiled egg peeling device is provided for gently and completely removing the shell from boiled eggs. The device includes a plurality of parallel peeling rollers connected with a circulating chain drive. In the upper segment of the chain drive, the peeli... | 03/03/1992 |
