Patent ID: 7169033

Claim:
An apparatus for cutting through an outer shell of a preselected piece of seafood, said apparatus comprising: (a) a first elongated member having a first predetermined shape and a first predetermined length, said first elongated member including a first handle portion disposed at a first end thereof and a first jaw like portion disposed at a radially opposed second end thereof, said first jaw like portion including each of a relatively pointed nose and a relatively sharp tapered portion having a plurality of serrations disposed on an upper surface thereof and extending from said nose portion back toward said handle portion for assisting in cutting through such outer shell of such preselected piece of seafood; (b) a second elongated member having a second predetermined shape and a second predetermined length, said second elongated member including a second handle portion disposed at a first end thereof and a second jaw like portion disposed at a radially opposed second end thereof, said second jaw like portion including each of a relatively blunt arcuately shaped nose portion and a relatively wide gripping portion for cooperating with said first jaw portion in cutting through such outer shell of such preselected piece of seafood; and (c) a pivot means engageable with each of said first member and said second member intermediate each end thereof for pivotably connecting them together.