Patent ID: 7367876

Claim:
A shellfish tool for cutting a shellfish shell and for removing shellfish meat from the shell, said tool comprising: an elongated body member having a longitudinal axis and defining a handle to enable gripping and holding of the tool by a user; and a first, hook-shaped end member adjacent a longitudinal end of the body member, the end member including a first generally V-shaped opening having a generally V-shaped cutting surface defined by a pair of recessed, angularly-opposed cutting edges, wherein the V-shaped opening is adapted to engage an edge portion of a shellfish shell and the angularly-opposed cutting edges are disposed at a first acute angle relative to each other, wherein a bisector of the first acute angle extends in a substantially perpendicular direction relative to the body member longitudinal axis, and wherein the first end member includes a convex, bulbous end surface that extends outwardly beyond the body member for pushing shellfish meat along an opened section of a shellfish shell.