Egg marker

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR MARKING EGGS RESTING ON A SUPPORT, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A HOUSING DEFINING A CLOSED CHAMBER AND HAVING A PLANAR UNDER WALL WITH A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS THERETHROUGH; A PLURALITY OF PLUNGERS SLIDABLY DISPOSED FOR LIMITED ENDWISE MOVEMENT INDIVIDUALLY IN EACH OF SAID OPENINGS; A PRINTING DIE COUPLED TO THE EXPOSED END OF EACH OF SAID PLUNGERS; BIAS MEANS URGING SAID PLUNGERS INWARDLY OF SAID CHAMBER; VALVE MEANS COUPLED TO SAID CHAMBER ADMITTING THEREIN AIR UNDER PRESSURE SUFFICIENT TO DRIVE SAID PLUNGERS OUTWARDLY OF SAID CHAMBER AND PROJECT SAID DIES AWAY THEREFROM; AN INK PAD DISPOSED ALONGSIDE SAID SUPPORT; A REVERSIBLE MOTOR COUPLED TO SAID HOUSING FOR MOVING THE LATTER BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS DISPOSING SAID DIES IN ALIGNMENT OVER AND ADJACENT SAID LINK PAD AND SAID SUPPORT, RESPECTIVELY; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID HOUSING INTO SAID FIRST POSITION FOR ACTUATING SAID VALVE MEANS TO MOVE SAID DIES INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH AND WITHDRAW THE SAME FROM SAID INK PAD; MEANS RESPONSIVE UPON WITHDRAWAL OF SAID DIES FROM SAID INK PAD FOR MOVING SAID HOUSING INTO SAID SECOND POSITION; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID HOUSING INTO SAID SECOND POSITION FOR ACTUATING SAID VALVE MEANS TO MOVE SAID DIES INTO GENTLE ENGAGEMENT WITH AND WITHDRAW THE SAME FROM SAID EGGS ON SAID SUPPORT; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE UPON WITHDRAWAL OF SAID DIES FROM SAID EGGS FOR MOVING SAID HOUSING INTO SAID FIRST POSITION.