Patent ID: 7621804

Claim:
An oyster processing apparatus, comprising; a) a rotatable drum having upper and lower end portions, an outer wall, and an interior; b) an entry that enables unopened oysters to be added to the drum interior; c) a frame that supports the drum during rotation; d) rotary bearings that form an interface between the drum and the frame; e) the drum rotating about an axis; and f) one or more baffles that extend inwardly from the drum wall along lines which are parallel to the axis of rotation, each baffle being sized and shaped to carry oysters from a position near the lower end portion of the drum to a position near the upper end portion of the drum, and wherein during rotation of the drum oysters fall from the upper end portion of the drum to the lower end portion of the drum when the baffle reaches a position near the upper end portion of the drum.