Method and apparatus for manually removing meat from gulf coast blue crab
OwnerPaul A. Verretinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for preparing cooked crabs for fast separation of lump crab meat from shell by a manual cleaving action is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a cutting board, having a cleaving means for severing a crab body in three easy steps. The cleaving means is used to sever the crab body along three imaginary lines as directed by instructional illustrations located on the cutting board. The cleaving means severs the crab body from the under side into three portions along diagonal imaginary lines extending between the front and rear of the crab. A third cut is made centrally along the central portion but does not cut through the upper shell of the crab thereby releasing the breastplate of crab with the lump crabmeat attached thereto for easy removal.
Claims15
A method for manually dissecting a crab cooked in its shell using a severing apparatus comprising the steps of:
- a) placing a whole cooked crab on a portable cutting board having a manually manipulated elongated cleaving arm pivotally attached thereto with the underside of the crab facing upwards;
- b) severing legs and claws from each side of the crab using the cleaving arm by through-cutting the crab body along an imaginary line extending through the base of the first knuckle of the crab claw arm to the base of the first knuckle of the swimmer leg;
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- c) severing the breastplate of the remaining crab body portion into two portions by using the cleaving arm in a manner whereby the upper shell portion is detached.
A manually operated cooked crab-severing apparatus comprising:
- a) a crab cutting board;
- b) a cleaving arm assembly having a handle at one end and a cutting portion and a non-cutting portion along a lower edge in parallel contact with said cutting board;
- c) a pivoting means attached to said cutting board and to said cleaving arm at end opposite said handle for pivoting said cleaving arm in a vertical plane;
- d) a means located within said non-cutting portion of said cleaving arm adjacent said pivoting means for cracking crab legs;
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- e) a biased friction means for sustaining said cleaving arm in an unsupported position.
A method for manually dissecting a crab cooked in its shell using a severing apparatus comprising the steps of:
- a) placing a whole cooked crab on a portable cutting board having a manually manipulated pivotal cleaving arm the cleaving arm having a notch for cracking claws;
- b) positioning the crab on the cutting board so that the underside of the crab is turned upwards;
- c) using the cleaving arm to make a single diagonal cut along an imaginary line extending through the base of the first knuckle of the crab's left claw arm to the base of the first knuckle of the crab's left swimmer leg;
- d) repositioning the crab and repeating the process of c) for the crab's right side;
- e) dissecting the remaining body portion of the crab with the cleaving arm by making a single cut cleaving the body portion into two portions;
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- f) using the cleaving arm to crack a portion of the crab claw and arm members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.