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US 2024/0324614 A1Published application
Shellfish meat extraction device
OwnerEric Carlsoninventor
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Abstract
A shellfish meat extraction device that automates that process of extracting meat from shellfish parts, such as lobster claws, by using pressurized tubes to grip the parts and then bursts of pressure to effectively shoot the meat out of the part, after which the empty shell is discarded and the process repeated.
Claims10
1:
- A shellfish meat extraction device that is configured to extract meat from a shellfish part, the shellfish meat extraction device comprising:
- one or more blow tubes and one or more first conduits, each of the one or more blow tubes connected to one of the one or more first conduits, the one or more first conduits connected to a blowing device;
- the one or more blow tubes adapted to secure the shellfish part in the blow tube and the blowing device adapted to deliver a burst of pressure to the blow tube;
- wherein the burst of pressure forces meat out of the shellfish part.
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2:
- The device of claim 1, further including a rotating device and wherein the one or more blow tubes are attached to the rotating device, the rotating device configured to rotate between one or more different positions.
3:
- The device of claim 2, further including one or more second conduits, each of the one or more second conduits connecting one of the one or more blow tubes to the blowing device, and wherein the second conduit in configured to convey pressure to the blow tube in a manner that secures the shellfish part in the blow tube.
4:
- The device of claim 3, the second conduit also connecting the one or more blow tubes to a vacuum device, and wherein the second conduit is configured to provide either a vacuum effect or a pressurized effect on the interior of the blow tube.
5:
- The device of claim 2, wherein the one or more blow tubes includes a plurality of blow tubes arranged in rows around the rotating device such that there is a row of blow tubes in at least a first position, a second position, and a third position, and wherein in the first position, the blow tubes are positioned to receive the shellfish part, in the second position the blow tubes are positioned to extract the meat, and in the third position the blow tubes are positioned to discard the shellfish part.
6:
- The device of claim 1, wherein the blow tube has an inner body and an outer body, and wherein the outer body is approximately airtight and the inner body has a plurality of openings.
7:
- The device of claim 6, the device further including a liner that fits inside the blow tube and where, when the second conduit provides a vacuum force, the liner retracts and wherein when pressure is applied through the second conduit the liner is pressed inward towards a middle of the blow tube to create a blow chamber inside the blow tube.
8:
- The device of claim 7, wherein there is a gap between the inner body and the outer body.
9:
- The device of claim 2, the rotating device further including a manifold, the manifold connecting each row of blow tubes to the conduits.
10:
- The device of claim 5, further including a control panel and a sensor, and wherein the sensor is configured to alert the control panel when a shellfish part has entered a blow tube, and the control panel is programmed to wait a predetermined amount of time before moving the rotating device to a different position.