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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367876 | Shellfish tool A cutting tool for cutting the outer shells of shellfish such as crabs, shrimp, and the like. The tool includes an elongated handle and one or more longitudinally-outwardly-extending ends that include V-shaped openings. The openings include inner, angularly-opposed ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363853 | Device for cracking open and separating an egg The invention relates to a device for cracking open an egg wherein the device grips said egg, penetrates the shell of said egg, and opens the shell of the egg to release the contents therein. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7261627 | Multi-use seafood utensil A multi-use seafood utensil for opening shellfish and crustacean seafood having outer shells for the removal of meat, the utensil comprising: a head portion having a prying blade for prying a seafood shell open and a bifurcated ripping blade for cutting a seafood sh... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7134206 | Combination utensil A combination utensil for preparing and eating crustaceans comprising an elongated handle portion having opposing longitudinal ends; a crustacean shell breaking tool extending integrally from one of the longitudinal ends; and a fork extending integrally from a remai... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112129 | Shellfish cracking device A shellfish cracking device for cracking shellfish such as lobster and crabs is provided. The shellfish cracking device includes a first cracking member having a first handle portion, middle portion, and blade portion; and a second cracking member having a second ha... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7024777 | Combination utensil A combination utensil for preparing and eating crustaceans comprising an elongated handle portion having opposing longitudinal ends; a crustacean shell breaking tool extending integrally from one of the longitudinal ends; and a fork extending integrally from a remai... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6926599 | Shellfish dressing device and method A device for dressing shellfish comprises a handle and a working end. The handle can have a pair of handle members manually actuable with a single hand. The working end can incorporate a pair of blades connected to the respective handle members. The blades can be co... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915735 | Egg yolk separator An egg yolk separator includes a strainer having a portion for retaining an egg yolk and apertures for straining egg white. A pair of arms extends in opposite directions from the strainer for resting on opposite sides of an opening of a vessel, locating the separato... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6785967 | Clam and oyster opener A handheld oyster and clam opener includes a pair of cooperating pivotal members. One member includes a handle and a curved toothed portion to hold a clam or oyster in position at one end. The opposing member includes a handle and a knife-like wedge along which a pr... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6536114 | Boiled egg shell ripper A hand tool to facilitate removing the shell from a hard boiled egg. The tool has an egg shell ripper prong disposed between a spaced apart pair of members that engage the outer surface of the egg shell and limit the depth of penetration of the ripper pro... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6503137 | Shellfish cutting and eating utensils A shellfish cutting utensil which has first and second elongated members pivotally connected together, each of the members having a jaw and a handle, one of the jaws having a recess or notch formed on an edge thereof and having a cutting edge. The cutting... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6398635 | Shellfish opening knife with hinged blade guard In a preferred embodiment, a bivalve shellfish opening knife, including: a handle portion; a blade portion, having front and rear edges, extending from one end of the handle portion; a rear blade edge guard hingedly attached to the blade portion near a pr... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6378213 | Pistachio sheller A pistachio sheller including a base having an upwardly extending shaft with a flat narrow blade adapted to be received in the crack of a pistachio shell. A cylinder is rotatably attached to the base and includes an oval-shaped top opening adjacent the fl... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6279232 | Apparatus for removing eggshell The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing an eggshell, which provides a body and handle for holding an egg softly by linkage between them, a removing plate for breaking the eggshell with the handle, an operating device for expanding the r... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276265 | Egg poker device An egg poker device is disclosed for piercing a hole in a shell of an egg to be boiled to facilitate removal of the shell. The device includes a first member having a base and a wall extending away from the base such that the base and the wall define ther... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6234070 | Egg breaking knife An egg breaking knife used in an egg breaking device which increases the yield of the egg breaking device. The upper edge of the egg breaking knife is in a "V" shape. The "V" shape creates a lower drainage point to eliminate any "damming" of egg shell con... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6163962 | Chestnut's friend A tool is used for piercing a chestnut to prevent it from bursting while cooking. The tool includes a base, an inverted U-shaped support, a plunger, a striking knob connected to a top end of the plunger, a bumper on the opposite end of the plunger, and a ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6151782 | Nutcracker A device for cracking the shells of fruit, such as in particular walnuts, of the type comprising two elements adapted to pivot, by one of their respective ends, about a transverse pin, comprising a fruit-gripping area adjacent to the pivot axis in which t... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6019673 | Crab cracker A utensil for cracking the shells of crabs, lobsters, and other shellfish. A pair of handles are pivotally connected, each handle having a jaw with a tapered cutting edge for cracking the shells without severing the meat which the shells contain. The hand... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5830049 | Method and apparatus for assisting in crab picking A method and apparatus for cracking a crab or other similar shellfish. In this regard, the present invention provides a method for simultaneously removing the legs, pincers and back shell of the crab, comprising placing the shellfish on a surface with the... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5613904 | Utensil for opening the shells of crustaceans A utensil is provided for facilitating the opening and removal of meat from crab legs or other types of shellfish. The utensil has an elongated handle portion and a bifurcated head section joined to the handle portion and provided with separate elongated ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5586931 | Hand operated crab leg opener with multiangled blade A hand held utensil adapted to open elongate sections of crab leg shells and similar objects comprising a manually engagable handle, a planar blade secured to the handle and extending outwardly to a tip, with the forward portion of the blade adjacent the ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5533265 | Device for piercing a nut A device for piercing a nut has a cup-shaped member with a manually engageable, convex surface and a concave underside. A cutter is mounted on the concave underside of the member and points along a thrust direction. A retractable element is mounted adjace... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5403230 | Shellfish claw cutter A device for opening the shells of crustaceans has an inner portion and an outer portion extending from a handle section at one end to a cutting section at the other end. In the cutting section, the inner portion has a sharpened end at the start of a cutt... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5401208 | Oyster knife A knife which is used to open shells of oysters and shellfish having a blade which extends from a handle having a void therein, wherein the blade has a relatively flat bottom surface which joins a top surface at a point opposite said handle, and the top s... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5399117 | Nipper tool to aid oyster shucking A nipper tool to remove a peripheral portion of the lip of a bivalve mollusk shell, and especially the shell of an oyster, to aid opening with a shucking knife provides a peripherally defined angulated handle structurally interconnecting a peripherally de... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5288263 | Apparatus for opening shellfish or the like An apparatus for opening a shellfish (e.g. oysters and/or clams) along its seam. The apparatus is comprised of a base having (1) a knife pivotably mounted about a first axis on said base; and (2) a hammer pivotably mounted about a second axis on said base... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5233747 | Nutcracker A manually operated nutcracking device with a threaded member for urging a carrier and a wedge thereon into nut engagement to split the nut. A base includes a pair of guides and a nut supporting surface. The carrier includes plate components coupled to th... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5216812 | Shellfish opening knife utensil A knife utensil for separating shell members of a mollusk comprised of a bar member having a blade portion mounted to retaining members forming a handle and formed with an arcuate upper honed edge and a concave-shaped lower honed edge defining a point at ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5119559 | Coconut opener with skin and shell extractor A coconut opener (10) with an extractor for the section of the skin and shell to be removed. The opener (10) includes a handle assembly (20) wherein a off center handle member (24) is rigidly mounted to a shank that in turn is rigidly mounted to a blade a... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5083508 | Egg cracking device An egg cracking device which includes two formations which are adapted to move towards a central portion of an egg thereby to pierce the shell of the egg and then to move apart to crack the egg shell into the halves.... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5080629 | Opener for the shells of crustaceans An opener which permits the user to easily, simply and effortlessly open the shell of crustaceans, particularly the shells of lobsters and crabs. A pair of mutually parallel, closely spaced prongs are provided, each prong projecting outwardly from a base.... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5052107 | Chestnut cutter The present invention, a hand held Chestnut Cutter which is adaptable for all sizes of the chestnuts. This cutter is similar in shape and system to a hand held garlic press or nut cracker. Nut cutter is comprised of a pair of levers which are pivotally jo... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4964215 | Apparatus for cracking a melon seed An apparatus for cracking the hull of a melon seed. The apparatus includes a flat plate and a pair of cracking members pivoted to the flat plate. A protrusion projects from the surface at which the cracking members are located. The cracking members have t... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4934053 | Culinary implement system A culinary implement system for use with hard boiled eggs in the preparation, storage and handling of whole deviled eggs. The implement comprises a bifurcated cutter adapted for engaging the surface of a shelled hard boiled egg for cutting through to the ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4787306 | Egg shelling device Egg shelling device (A) having a tubular body member (A) with an upper end (B) that is adapted to be slipped onto the end of a faucet (C). The body member (A) includes interior passages (I,E,7) and includes a conical seat edge (G) which is radially inward... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4759126 | Knife for de-veining, peeling and butterflying shrimp In one exemplar embodiment, a knife for de-veining, peeling and butterflying shrimp is disclosed having a handle and an elongated arcuate knife blade secured to the handle and extending forwardly thereof, the knife blade having an intermediate toothed bla... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4665813 | Eggshell cracking device A rigid telescopic bar mounted over a pan, or a pot, for cracking eggshells by striking the latter against the bar. The bar comprises a sleeve portion, a stem slidably engaged in the sleeve portion, and hook members for securing the outer ends of the stem... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4617734 | Oyster opener A utensil for opening oyster or clam shells or the like comprising a jaw defined on at least one side by a blade which is shaped for insertion between and opening of the closed edges of said shells with the jaw being adapted to subsequently grip one of th... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4542584 | Egg cracking device The invention discloses an egg cracking device, which includes a pair of complementary egg support container parts. A pair of hingedly connected elongated handle arms are provided, one of each being connected to its egg container part, and being arranged ... | 09/24/1985 |
