US 11,849,734 B1
Crab shell cutter
Casey Davidson, Charleston, SC (US)
Assigned to Rail Holdings, LLC, Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed by Rail Holdings, LLC, Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/700,702.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/774,690, filed on Dec. 3, 2018.
Int. Cl. A22C 29/00 (2006.01); A47G 21/06 (2006.01); A22C 29/02 (2006.01); B26B 13/08 (2006.01); A47J 43/26 (2006.01)
CPC A22C 29/027 (2013.01) [A47G 21/06 (2013.01); A47J 43/26 (2013.01); B26B 13/08 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A crab shell cutter, comprising:
a first handle connected to a first jaw, the first handle having a first grip portion and a bulbous member that is wider than the first grip portion, the bulbous member having at least one ergonomic scallop allowing for positioning of a user's thumb;
a second handle connected to a second jaw, the second handle having a second grip portion and a forward member, the forward member having a bottle opener;
a pivot connection operably connecting the bulbous member and the forward member at a position between the respective handles and the jaws so that the handles are capable of being manipulated to open and close the first and second jaws;
each of said first and second jaws having a tapered inner jaw line which tapers from a thicker jaw dimension, to a thinner dimension;
a plurality of serrations at each of said thinner dimension of each of said tapered inner jaw lines, said plurality of serrations forming a curvilinear opening shape along tips of said plurality of serrations when said first and second jaws are closed.