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US 11,849,734 B1Granted
Crab shell cutter
AssigneeRail Holdings, LLC
InventorCasey Davidson
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Abstract
A crab shell cutter is provided which has first and second handles and first and second jaws which pivot relative to one another. The jaws include a tapered jaw line which comprises having a tapered surface from which a plurality of serrations extend. The serrations are pyramidal in shape. When engaging a crab shell, the plurality of serrations form linear perforations in the shell but inhibit damage of the underlying crab meat.
Claims14
A crab shell cutter, comprising:
- a first handle connected to a first jaw, the first handle having a first grip portion and a bulbous member that is wider than the first grip portion, the bulbous member having at least one ergonomic scallop allowing for positioning of a user's thumb;
- a second handle connected to a second jaw, the second handle having a second grip portion and a forward member, the forward member having a bottle opener;
- a pivot connection operably connecting the bulbous member and the forward member at a position between the respective handles and the jaws so that the handles are capable of being manipulated to open and close the first and second jaws;
- each of said first and second jaws having a tapered inner jaw line which tapers from a thicker jaw dimension, to a thinner dimension;
- a plurality of serrations at each of said thinner dimension of each of said tapered inner jaw lines, said plurality of serrations forming a curvilinear opening shape along tips of said plurality of serrations when said first and second jaws are closed.
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A crab shell cutter, comprising:
- a first handle connected to a first jaw, said first handle having a first grip portion;
- a second handle connected to a second jaw, said second handle having a second grip portion and a forward member having a bottle opener;
- a pivot connection operably connecting said first handle and said second handle at a position between the handles and the jaws, wherein said first and second handles are capable of being manipulated to move the first and second jaws between an opened position and a closed position;
- an ergonomic scalloped area formed in a bulbous member, said bulbous member disposed between said first handle and said pivot connection, said ergonomic scalloped area allowing for positioning of a thumb;
- each of said first and second jaws having a tapered inner jaw line which tapers from a thicker jaw dimension, to a thinner dimension;
- a plurality of serrations at each of said thinner dimension of each of said tapered inner jaw line, said plurality of serrations forming a curvilinear opening shape along tips of said plurality of serrations when said first and second jaws are closed;
- a pivoting switch with a finger on said first handle at said bulbous member which engages a track on said forward member of said second handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.