Machine for processing eggs and egg products

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR PROCESSING EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS COMPRISING A FIRST SUPPORT; A SECOND ANNULAR SUPPORT ROTATABLY MOUNTED RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST SUPPORT; A PLURALITY OF EGG BREAKING AND SEPARATING UNITS MOUNTED ON SAID ANNULAR SUPPORT; MEANS FOR DRIVING THE ANNULAR SUPPORT RELATIVE TO THE FIXED SUPPORT; EACH EGG BREAKING AND SEPARATING UNIT COMPRISING AN EGG HOLDER, MEANS FOR CLAMPING AND CUTTING AN EGG DISPOSED IN SAID EGG HOLDER, MEANS FOR SPLITTING THE EGG TO EMPTY THE CONTENTS THEREOF, A FIRST CUP DISPOSED BELOW SAID EGG HOLDER AND BEING SMALLER IN VOLUME THAN THE CONTENTS OF THE EGG WHEREBY IT RECEIVES AND CONTAINS THE EGG YOLK AND THE EGG WHITE OVERFLOWS THEREFROM, A SECOND CUP LARGER THAN THE FIRST CUP AND SPACED DIRECTLY BELOW SAID FIRST CUP TO RECEIVE THE OVERFLOW FROM SAID FIRST CUP, MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND CUPS RELATIVE TO SAID UNIT, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CUPS, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY POSITIONING SAID CUP ROTATING MEANS; MEANS ON SAID FIRST SUPPORT FOR ADJUSTABLY POSITIONING SAID SELECTIVE POSITIONING MEANS AS DETERMINED BY THE CONDITION OF THE EGG CONTENTS; AND CONTROL MEANS ON SAID FIRST SUPPORT FOR SELECTIVELY ENGAGING SAID CUP ROTATING MEANS TO DUMP THE CUPS INTO APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS.