Patent ID: 7909682

Claim:
A shrimp peeling, deveining and head removal tool comprising upper and lower handles pivoted together and urged apart by a compression spring, an upper blade attached to one end of said lower handle, a lower blade connected to said upper and lower handles, a first tine extending from said upper blade, a second tine extending from the end of said upper handle adjacent said upper blade, said upper blade including spaced extensions extending from said lower handle with the free ends thereof interconnected by a head portion, said lower blade including spaced side extensions connected to said upper and lower handles with the free ends thereof interconnected by an enlarged head portion, said enlarged head portion being enlarged with respect to the distance between said side extensions, the ends of said side extensions opposite said enlarged head portion being pivotally connected to said upper handle, said side extensions being pivotally connected to said lower handle approximately midway between said enlarged bead portion and said ends of said side extensions, the distance between said extensions being less than the distance between said side extensions, and said tines being substantially coextensive and in contacting relation.