Shrimp peeler and deveiner
OwnerTimothy M. Groominventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for a handheld tool having a handle on one end along with a blunt ended probe-like arcuate shaped portion on the opposite end which probe is inserted into the shrimp for simultaneously peeling and deveining the shrimp. The handle is designed for being grasped in the hand of a user. The probe has a base-like ricasso portion which acts as a stop for the body of the shrimp so that when the body of the shrimp is pushed against the ricasso the meat is removed from the shrimp by separating the meat from the shell of the shrimp. In operation, the device or tool is inserted along the back of the shrimp at the dorsal portion of the shell and the shrimp is pushed forward and pinched at the same time so that the shrimp is peeled and deveined simultaneously.
Claims14
A tool for peeling and deveining shrimp, comprising:
- a) an arcuate probe extending out of a handle, said handle configured to be grasped with a hand, said handle comprising a pair of members sandwiching a tang portion of said probe, said arcuate probe configured to substantially match the radius of curvature of a body of the shrimp and having a proximal end and a distal end;
- b) said tang portion disposed in said handle extending out from a distal end thereof adjacent said probe;
- c) said tang portion extending out from said handle comprising a ricasso disposed between said proximal end of said probe and said distal end of said tang;
- d) said ricasso forming a stop facing said probe to permit the shrimp to be stopped when said arcuate probe is inserted longitudinally into a body of the shrimp and the shrimp peeled and deveined;
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- e) said arcuate probe, said tang, and said ricasso having an integral fillet formation so that said arcuate probe, said tang, and said ricasso form a unitary structure.
A method of making and using a tool for peeling and deveining shrimp, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an arcuate probe and a handle, the handle configured to be grasped with a hand, said handle comprising a pair of members sandwiching a tang portion of said probe, the arcuate probe configured to substantially match the radius of curvature of a body of the shrimp and having a proximal end and a distal end;
- b) forming a tang in the handle extending out therefrom and adjacent said probe;
- c) forming a ricasso in said tang between the proximal end of the probe and a distal end of the tang;
- d) providing a stop on a front of the ricasso to permit the shrimp to be stopped when the arcuate probe is inserted longitudinally into a body of the shrimp and the shrimp peeled and deveined;
- e) wherein the arcuate probe, the tang, and the ricasso have an integral fillet formation so that the arcuate probe, the tang, and the ricasso form a unitary structure;
- f) grasping said handle;
- g) placing a shrimp on the distal end of said probe;
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- h) inserting said probe along a back of the shrimp, with the shrimp being pushed forward and squeezed or pinched at the same time to peel and devein the shrimp simultaneously while leaving the meat from the shell intact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.