Crustacean preparation utensil kit

A crustacean preparation utensil kit comprising:

• an elongated cylindrical shaft having a front end, a rear end, a center section disposed between the front end and the rear end, a top side, a bottom side and an internal cavity therein;
• a prong disposed on the front end, wherein the prong removably engages a crustacean body through a rearward end of an abdomen of the crustacean body;
• a sharp tip disposed on the prong, the tip facing upwardly and rearwardly;
• an open section on the top side proximal to the front end;
• a plurality of elongated cylindrical rods disposed along the shaft front end within the internal cavity in a position parallel to the shaft;
• an automatic rod release mechanism disposed within the internal cavity, the release mechanism in operational communication with the rods;
• a push button disposed on the top side of the shaft, the push button in operational communication with the rod release mechanism;
• a cylindrical release body slidingly disposed along the shaft center section within the internal cavity, a top end of the release body attached to the push button, the release body having a rear edge and a front edge;
• a wall disposed within the internal cavity proximal to a front side of the shaft center section;
• an aperture centrally disposed within the wall;
• an elongated cylindrical dowel having a rearward end fixedly attached to the front edge of the release body within the internal cavity and a forward end having a lower end, the forward end angled rearwardly toward the wall, the dowel having a smaller diameter than the release body;
• a cylindrical stem extending forwardly from the lower end of the dowel forward end, the stem having a smaller diameter than the dowel;
• a spring surrounding the dowel, the spring disposed between the release body front edge and the wall;
• a pivotal member disposed within the internal cavity, the pivotal member pivotally attached to the stem;
• an interior end of the rods pivotally attached to the pivotal member;
• wherein activation and alternate deactivation of the push button engages and alternately disengages the release body, respectively;
• wherein the release body slidingly engages and alternately disengages the spring which, in turn, slidingly engages and alternately disengages the dowel upon activation and alternate deactivation of the push button, respectively;
• wherein the stem pivots the pivotal member upwardly from the open section upon engagement of the release body;
• wherein the pivotal member releases the rods upwardly and outwardly from the internal cavity and through the open section upon the pivoting of the pivotal member;
• wherein the rods move downwardly and inwardly into the internal cavity upon the release of the push button;
• a cylindrical handle attached to the shaft rear end, the handle having a continuous outer wall;
• a plurality of rounded contoured ridges disposed along a lower side of the outer wall;
• and
• a groove disposed between the ridges;
• wherein each groove is formed to accommodate a finger therein.