Patent ID: 6042464
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
An apparatus for processing a crustacean shell having tail meat and an intestinal tract comprising:(a) a crustacean clamping device located above a clamping area;(b) a fluid nozzle in communication with a fluid source said fluid nozzle directing fluid onto and straightening the crustacean shell;(c) a hollow shell piercing tubular projection located in the clamping area and having an end suitable for piercing the shell; and(d) a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the hollow shell piercing tubular projection;wherein the clamping device causes the hollow shell piercing tubular projection to puncture the shell of the crustacean and provide a blast of fluid from the fluid reservoir into the hollow shell piercing tubular projection to remove tail meat from the shell and intestinal track.