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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1974
John W Thompson, York, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An oyster breaker having a housing provided in one end with an opening through which the lip of an oyster is inserted to be engaged by a rotatable disc within the housing having a shearing member projecting therefrom to shearingly engage said lip of the oyster and form an opening to receive the blade of an oyster knife and facilitate opening the oyster, said disc being mounted on one end of the shaft of an electric motor immediately adjacent said oyster breaker housing, said motor having a housing provided with an opening in one end in which a bearing for the end of said shaft upon which said disc is mounted and said opening in said motor housing, outwardly from said bearing, having multiple seal means specifically designed to prevent the ingress of harmful substances normally produced in the shucking of oysters from gaining ingress to said bearing.