Patent ID: 8387260

Claim:
A handheld pistachio nut opener for breaking apart into two disjoined halves a fully or partially open shell freeing from inside the shell the edible portion at the time of consumption, comprising: a. A box shaped device assembled from a top and a bottom piece; b. The open end of the lower piece, facing the open end of the upper piece, being able to fit inside and interlocked with the upper piece when assembled and operated; c. Being held and operated between the thumb and forefinger of one hand; d. Resilient by the use of a compression spring inside the assembled apparatus; e. Resting in the extended position; f. Adapted with a protrusion on the same side of each piece when assembled; g. The protrusions designed to penetrate the opening or partial opening of the pistachio nut, engaging the edges of the pistachio shells within the opening; h. Affecting the upper and lower protrusions to move in the direction of compression, the direction of travel of the protrusions being opposite, thus causing the two pistachio shell halves to spread further open and break apart into two disjoined halves and release the edible portion contained inside.