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US 5,178,577 AGranted
Shellfish shucking machine
OwnerNathan A. Kirkinventor
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Abstract
An shellfish shucking machine comprising a housing; means on the housing for supporting oyster shells; a tool on the housing for opening oyster shells; and means for operating the tool whereby the tool performs a cutting of the oyster shell and then a splitting of the oyster shell.
Claims6
A shellfish shucking machine comprising:
- a housing having a front wall;
- means on said front wall for supporting a shellfish;
- a tool pivotally supported adjacent said front wall by pivot means, said tool having a cutter and a wedge disposed thereon in spaced apart relationship;
- means for moving said tool toward and away from said shellfish whereby said cutter engages said shellfish to cut an opening therein and thereafter causes said wedge to engage the opening and split the shellfish against said shellfish supporting means;
- said means for moving said tool includes a cylinder and piston rod, with said piston rod being pivotally connected to said tool pivot means for moving said tool with said cutter and wedge;
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- actuating means operatively connected to said cylinder and piston rod controlling the same and for effecting the movement of said tool.
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