Patent ID: 7959967

Claim:
A method for opening a coconut to facilitate the removal of water and meat from said coconut comprising: a) providing a tool comprising a body comprising a frame sufficient in size to accommodate a coconut, a constraining mechanism for stabilizing said coconut, and a shaft, and a cutting end to said shaft, and a splitting end to said shaft, and the frame having an aperture for said shaft to pass through, and in combination with said frame, said shaft having urging means to apply force to said cutting and said splitting ends, b) inserting a coconut into said constraining mechanism with coconut eyes in alignment with said shaft engaging said cutting end into said shaft, c) urging said cutting end into a coconut eye until the cutting end pierces a hole, d) draining water through the pierced hole, e) releasing said cutting end and engaging said splitting end in said shaft, f) placing the coconut in said constraining mechanism with a seam aligned with said splitting end wherein the splitting end has a concave blade which approximates the curvature of the coconut, g) urging said splitting end into the seam of the coconut until enough pressure has been applied to cause the coconut to split, h) whereby a person can pierce and split a constrained coconut safely and thereby gain access to the water and meat of said coconut.