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US 4,069,552 AGranted
Shellfish opening tool
OwnerAnthony Priggsinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus having utility in the manual opening of shellfish characterized by oppositely disposed pairs of gripping portions which receive both hands of a user thus precluding the placing of digits in registration with a movable blade disposed intermediate the pairs of gripping portions. The blade is mounted on a movable frame between two gripping portions and the apparatus further includes a spring biased blade guide movable on the frame.
Claims16
A tool for use in the opening of bivalves comprising:
- a first frame member, said first frame member having first and second linearly aligned and spatially displaced handle portions;
- a second frame member, said second frame member having first and second linearly aligned and spatially displaced handle portions;
- means supporting said frame members for relative motion therebetween and with said first and second handle portions on each of said frame members being in registration;
- and
- a cutting blade mounted on said first of said frame members intermediate the handle portions thereof.
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