Patent ID: 7976365

Claim:
A crustacean preparation utensil kit comprising: an elongated cylindrical shaft having a front end, a rear end, a center section disposed between the front end and the rear end, a top side, a bottom side and an internal cavity therein; a prong disposed on the front end; a sharp tip disposed on the prong, the tip facing upwardly and rearwardly; an open section on the top side proximal to the front end; a plurality of elongated cylindrical rods disposed along the shaft front end within the internal cavity in a position parallel to the shaft; an automatic rod release mechanism disposed within the internal cavity, the release mechanism in operational communication with the rods; a push button disposed on the top side of the shaft, the push button in operational communication with the rod release mechanism; wherein activation of the push button activates the rod release mechanism; wherein activation of the rod release mechanism releases the rods upwardly and outwardly through the open section.