Patent ID: 7112129

Claim:
A shellfish cracking device, comprising: a first cracking member having a first handle portion, a first middle portion, and a first blade portion, the first blade portion having a substantially concaved cracking surface, and a second cracking member having a second handle portion opposite said first handle portion, a second middle portion opposite said first middle portion, and a second blade portion opposite said first blade portion, the second blade portion having a substantially linear, tapered cracking surface, said concaved cracking surface and said linear cracking surface of said opposed first and second blade portions forming a cracking cavity having the shape of a circle segment, said first and second cracking members being pivotally attached to each other at a pivot point defined between said first and second blade portions and said first and second middle portions, and being pivotably movable between an open position a closed position such that when a closing force is applied to said first and second handle portions, the first and second blade portions and the first and second middle portions move toward each other for cracking a shell positioned therebetween.