Patent ID: 8888570
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A handheld device for tenderizing and basting meat, the device comprising: a housing configured to hold a quantity of marinade; a lower body needle manifold having a plurality of needles configured to pierce meat attached thereto, each of the plurality of needles comprising a hollow interior configured to provide a fluid path between the housing and the meat; a pump cylinder fitted within the housing; a release plate configured to move toward the housing as the plurality of needles pierces the meat and the meat presses against a first surface of the release plate, the release plate being configured to push a pump shaft attached to a second surface of the release plate opposite the first surface, the pump shaft being pushed within the pump cylinder toward the housing as the release plate moves toward the housing, thereby mechanically generating pressure within the pump cylinder responsive to movement of the release plate toward the housing; and a one-way valve connected to the pump cylinder and configured to open responsive to the pressure generated in the pump cylinder, the pressure generated in the pump cylinder forcing air to move out of the pump cylinder through the one-way valve and into the housing, thereby injecting at least a portion of the quantity of marinade through the plurality of needles and into the meat.