AU632033B2 - - Google Patents

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P/00/012 28/5/91 Regulation 3.2

AUSTRALIA

Patents Act 1990

ORIGINAL

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION PETTY PATENT Invention Title: C.am ,action...nu.t.c ack The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best ::::method of performing it known to me:- This d....esn is of a cam actuated nut cracker. The principle features ar;e a o a c t .ct a .the ssem. I ad..t.o.o onto the shell.

io s f.ote tcr he .a.and..eof t d tou the barl. e t n t h The criticalthe shap and indentatics in the nut must be. p .ped t e nu a.n .tjunc g fe Referring to the ac ttached ly awing Ref. ect 045), the entthire construction must be apedto the nsut and ,bolt.junc to give a S (except the foot pads) is of mild steel and consists of a base plate to which is welded a side plate Onto this side plate, a curved fence (A)i.swelded in a manner permitting the base to have an additional weld for stability.. The dimplesshown in the fence should ,,beas large as is reasonable with out ene tat through The material. A brght mild steel can and through drilled for the fixing bolt. Before assembly to the base, the handle is fitted to the cam and drilled through for the bolt. Dueto frequent CAM ACTION NUT CRACKER.Pae Page i

DESCRIPTION.

The invention described is a simple cam operated nut cracker capable of crackivig and seperatirnq a larele range oif ediblcnuts in an efficient manner With a minimumn da~naqr to the-r kernels, (see accomnpanyirg Sketch No. 1045).

The device IS constructed in the following~ manner. A mild Steel base plate is SecuYrely fiXed to a Vertical Side plate To this side plate is fIiad a curved guide strip Positioned So that it runs from one top cc3orer Of the side plate, down to rest on the base plate. This guide strip has a series of corical irdentationis nit, Its internal face to grip and support Smooth lurked nuts of differin'; shapes and sizes, A tubular camA assembly is Made fromA a portior of Solid bar eccentrically drilled arid fitted wji-h an elongz~ated handie fiXed in a transverse manner. This sub Assembly is then bolted to the side plate So as to oVerlie the base in Such A position AS to accept the required range Of hut Sizes thr-ough the uppe-r* end nut entry area. The fixing bolt nut and Washers are torqued to proVide an frictional grip, then locked IF, positioni.

To ehance customher appeal, the whole unit is painted or plated or all appropriate surfaces, rust, pr-oofed whee ne~cessary, fitted with non scratch pads Underneath, and decorative trims and labels.