Patents Examined by Louis G. Mancine
  • Removal of meat from crustaceans
    Patent number: 4019224
    Abstract: An apparatus for the removal of meat from Crustacean members having tubular shells, particularly crab legs. The apparatus comprises a shell slitting device including an eccentric rotary cutter and a stationary cutter. The stationary cutter includes an elongated guide member which is introduced into an open end of the tubular shell between the meat and the shell. Also described is a conveying apparatus and a device for opening the slit shells for the removal of the meat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1977
    Assignee: Canadian Patents and Development Limited
    Inventors: Pesi Jal Amaria, Roy A. MacLellan, James W. Tucker