Patent ID: 6488576
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
A shrimp processing apparatus comprising:a first roller pair rotatably driven for contacting a shrimp between peripheral surfaces thereof and conveying the shrimp downstream therefrom; a first cutting blade having a spaced pair of cutters positioned for cutting a strip into a shrimp dorsal side being conveyed therepast for providing access to a sand vein a second cutting blade positioned for cutting through a ventral side of the shrimp being conveyed therepast, wherein the first and second cutting blades are operable for severing the shell of the shrimp into opposing left and right shell sections; sweeping means positioned downstream the first cutting blade for sweeping the sand vein from the shrimp as the shrimp is conveyed therepast; and a second roller pair operable with the first roller pair for receiving the shrimp therefrom between peripheral surfaces thereof and conveying same further downstream.