US 2015/0173378 A1 · APPARATUS FOR SHUCKING SHELLFISH

Abstract

The invention includes an apparatus for opening shellfish including one or more improvements. The apparatus comprises a base and an elongated lever pivotally attached to the base with a wedge member attached to the lever, and also may include one or more of the following features: (1) a means for adjusting the location at which the lever is pivotally attached to upwardly projecting portions of the base so as to facilitate opening shellfish of varying sizes, (2) a plate with grooves on both sides that rests on the base and helps hold the shellfish in position when being opened that is removable, thereby facilitating cleaning of the plate and providing other advantages, and (3) a wedge member that mates with the seam between the shells of shellfish that is substantially in the shape of a triangular prism with two concave faces that contact the shellfish when in operation.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for opening shellfish comprising:

a base having one or more upwardly projecting portions having a plurality of attachment points;
a lever having a pivot portion, an intermediate portion, and a handle portion, the intermediate portion being located between the pivot portion and the handle portion;
the pivot portion being pivotally and removably attached to a first attachment point on a first upwardly projecting portion;
the pivot portion being configured to be pivotally and removably attached to a second attachment point on the first upwardly projecting portion;
and
a wedge member attached to the intermediate portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus for shucking shellfish

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Apparatus for shucking shellfish

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Abstract

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